Sherri Papini (born June 11, 1982) disappeared from her husband and family on November 2, 2016, reportedly while out jogging a mile from her home in Redding, California.
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Sherri Papini, however, reappeared three weeks later on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, having been reportedly freed by her captors at 4:30 that morning still wearing restraints, on the side of County Road 17 near Interstate 5 in Yolo County, about 150 miles (240 km) south of where she disappeared.
On March 3, 2022, Sherri Papini was arrested on charges of making false statements to federal law enforcement officers and for mail fraud.
According to the DOJ, Sherri Papini fabricated the story of her abduction and had reportedly been staying with a former boyfriend during the time she was supposedly missing and had harmed herself in order to give credence to her false narrative.
Sherri Papini maintained her story when questioned by a federal agent and a detective from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office in August 2020, despite being advised that it was a crime to lie to a federal agent.
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It should be noted that from 2017 to 2021, Sherri Papini had received over $30,000 from the California Victim’s Compensation Board.
What does Sherri Papini look like now?
On March 9, 2022, Sherri Papini was released from jail before her trial, on a $120,000 bond and after surrendering her passport.
Sherri Papini had faced up to 25 years in prison between the charges of mail fraud and lying to a federal officer.
However, six weeks after her arrest, Sherri Papini signed a plea deal admitting that she had masterminded the hoax.
Sherri Papini appears to have lost weight as compared to how she was looking prior to her kidnap case.
She has also changed her hairstyle; she cut some off.
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