Sherri Papini faked her kidnapping in 2016 to spend time with her ex-boyfriend, away from her husband and family

Sherri Papini faked her kidnapping in 2016 to spend time with her ex-boyfriend, away from her husband and family
Source: BBC
  • Sherri Papini is an American citizen who is now accused of making false allegations
  • She fabricated the story of her abduction in the year 2016
  • Now the truth comes that she was never taken captive instead she went to meet her ex-boyfriend
  • She is a married woman and mother of two

Sherri Papini, the northern California woman, who claimed she was kidnapped drew the attention of the media in 2016 after she was found three weeks later.

Now, the case again re-opened where the truth came out that shocked the nation. She turned the head of the people where her lie was caught by the police of California.

Last month, she was arrested on charges of making false statements to federal law enforcement officers and for mail fraud on March 3, 2022.

Meanwhile, Papini fabricated the story of her abduction. She was never taken captive instead she went to meet her ex-boyfriend. Similarly, she had supposedly harmed herself to give credence to her false narrative.

Sherri Papini arrested on charges of making false statements last month
Sherri Papini was arrested on charges of making false statements last month (Source: ABC News)

On March 9, 2022, she was released from jail and signed a $120,000 bond. If the verdict is made against her, she will be imprisoned for up to 25 years with a fine of up to $5000,000.

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Nonetheless, she signed a plea deal six weeks after her arrest admitting that she had orchestrated the hoax. Papini also released a statement that reads,

“I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me. I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”

Who is Sherri Papini?

Sherri Papini is an American citizen who is now accused of making false allegations. She was born in California, the United States on 11 Juen 1982.

Her birth name is Sherri Louise Graeff. At present, she is 40 years old. She was born to Rich Graeff (father) and Loretta Graeff (mother). Similarly, she was raised along with a sister named Sheila Koester.

The family belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. Talking about her academic background, she enrolled at Central Valley High School and bachelor’s degree.

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Mother of two

Sherri Papini is a married woman and mother of two
Sherri Papini is a married woman and mother of two (Source: Daily Mail)

Sherri is a married woman. She married Keith Papini in the year 2009. The two together shared two children a son Tyler Papini and a daughter Violet Papini.

She has married twice in her life. Before Keith, she was married to Davis Dreyfus for a few years. However, she didn’t have any children from her first marriage.

What happened to her?

On November 2, 2016, Sherri’s husband Kieth reported the missing report of his wife, Sherri Papini.

She had disappeared while going out for a jog a mile from her home in Redding, California. The most shocking thing comes when she suddenly reappears three weeks later, on Thanksgiving Day, almost 200 miles away from where she was last seen.

Sherri Papini's ex boyfriend who hid her
Sherri Papini’s ex-boyfriend who hid her (Source: Wichita, KS)

At the time, she claimed she was kidnapped and her physical appearance was also not so good. She had a broken nose and had cut-off hair, looking at her everyone believed her.

Papini has been receiving over $30,000 from the California Victim’s Compensation Board from 2017 to 2021.

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