Sherri Papini to Share Her Aspect of Kidnapping Hoax in New Docuseries

Sherri Papini is breaking her lengthy silence and sharing her facet of the story of her notorious kidnapping hoax.

Sherri, 41, is talking out as a part of a brand new Investigation Discovery docuseries particular, through which she’s going to candidly reflect on her disappearance and the aftermath — together with the extraordinary media scrutiny and subsequent federal investigation.

Jason Sarlanis, President of Investigation Discovery, mentioned in a press launch on Monday, “Sherri Papini drew worldwide consideration when she went lacking after which once more, when she returned. Whereas many views have been instructed, there’s one standpoint that the world hasn’t heard and that’s from Sherri herself.”

“Investigation Discovery will current a brand new facet of Sherri Papini’s case — instructed by her in her personal phrases,” Sarlanis said.

Sherri and her former husband, Keith Papini, made headlines in 2016 when Sherri disappeared throughout a jog close to her dwelling in Redding, California. In depth searches had been carried out for her in Shasta County, all through California, in addition to different states. 

Twenty-two days later — on Nov. 24, 2016 — Papini reappeared in Yolo County, with various bindings on her body and injuries, including a “brand” on her proper shoulder, and claimed that she had been abducted by two Hispanic women at gunpoint, held towards her will, and that she had been abused by her captors. At that time, law enforcement efforts focused on finding her abductors. 

As investigators continued wanting into Sherri’s claims, they discovered proof indicating she had not been kidnapped. In March 2022, greater than 5 years after her disappearance, Sherri was charged for lying to federal agents about being kidnapped and defrauding the state’s victim compensation board of $30,000.

Authorities mentioned that, after a thorough investigation, it was found that Sherri had been staying with a former boyfriend almost 600 miles away from her dwelling in Orange County, in Southern California, and damage herself to again up her false statements.

Nonetheless, even when she was warned that her story was falling aside, Sherri continued to insist that she was telling the reality. Finally, Sherri pleaded guilty to lying to a federal officer and mail fraud in April 2022. 

Keith filed for divorce from Sherri shortly after her guilty plea. He cited “irreconcilable variations” after their 12-year marriage and requested sole custody of their two youngsters.

In September 2022, Sherri was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution, $148,866 to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Workplace and $2,558 to the FBI. She ended up serving less than a year in prison.

In line with Investigation Discovery, the as-yet untitled docuseries “will function unprecedented entry to archival footage, authorized paperwork, and court docket filings in addition to in depth interviews with these near Papini and the investigation — providing new insights and potential solutions to the questions that also swirl round this case almost a decade later.”

Manufacturing on the docuseries is at the moment underway and slated to premiere on ID in 2025.

Sherri’s ex-husband not too long ago spoke out for the primary time in a three-part Hulu docuseries, Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini, which premiered on June 20.

Try the tales under for extra on the revelations shared by Keith concerning his ex-wife’s high-profile hoax and subsequent fallout.

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