Sherry Papini She broke her long silence and opened up about her take on the infamous kidnapping scam.
Sherri, 41, is speaking as part of a special in the new Investigation Discovery docu-series. Looking back on her disappearance and its aftermath – Including a thorough media investigation and subsequent federal investigation.
“When Sherri Papini went missing, and then when she came back, there was a worldwide spotlight,” Jason Sarlanis, president of Investigation Discovery, said in a news release Monday. “There are a lot of different angles, but there’s one angle that the world is watching, and I haven’t heard it yet, and that’s from Sherri herself.”
“Investigative Discovery will reveal new aspects of Sherry Papini’s case, in her own words,” Sarlanis said.
Sherry and her ex-husband Keith Papini made headlines in 2016 when Sherry went missing while jogging near their home in Redding, California. An extensive search was conducted for her in Shasta County, California and other states.
Papini on November 24, 2016, 22 days later She reappeared in Yolo County with various bindings on her body and injuries, including a “brand.”“He said, speaking over his right shoulder, She was kidnapped at gunpoint by two Hispanic women.was held against her will and abused by her captors. At that point, Law enforcement efforts focused on finding kidnappers.
As investigators continued to investigate Sherri’s claims, they found evidence that she had not been kidnapped. In March 2022, more than five years after her disappearance, Sherri is accused of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped and defrauding the state of compensating victims. Board $30,000.
Authorities said: After thorough investigationIt was revealed that Sherri had been living with her ex-boyfriend about 600 miles from her home in Orange County, Southern California, and had self-harmed to support her false statements.
But even when warned that her story was falling apart, Sherry continued to insist she was telling the truth. In the end she is sherry Pleaded guilty to charges of lying to a federal official and mail fraud. April 2022.
kiss Sherri filed for divorce shortly after pleading guilty.He asked for sole custody of their two children, citing “irreconcilable differences” after 12 years of marriage.
September 2022, Sherry was sentenced to 18 months in prison. And she was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution, $148,866 to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, and $2,558 to the FBI. She eventually Sentenced to less than a year in prison.
According to Investigation Discovery, the yet-to-be-titled documentary series “will feature unprecedented access to archival footage, legal documents, court filings, and extensive interviews with Papini and those close to the investigation, providing new insight and potential answers to questions that still surround the case nearly a decade later.”
This documentary series is currently in production and is scheduled to premiere on ID in 2025.
Sherri’s ex-husband spoke out for the first time in a recent three-part Hulu docuseries. The Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherry Papini, It first aired on June 20th.
For more on Keith’s revelations about his ex-wife’s high-profile fraud and the fallout from it, check out the story below.
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