Episode 180: Sherri Papini - Part 1

A picture perfect family was turned upside down when its “super mom” went missing. For three long weeks they feared the worst, and raised nearly $50 grand for the search efforts. When she reappeared out of nowhere, alive and mostly well, she had a story for investigators that set the community on edge. What really happened after she went missing? This weeks episode is Sherri Papini Part 1.

FBI Arrest Affidavit:  https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/press-release/file/1479901/download

Sherri Wedding Blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20090211081144/http://www.mywedding.com/papini/stories.html

California Woman Is Charged With Faking Her Own Abduction in 2016, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/us/sherri-papini-fake-abduction.html

Sherri Papini released from captors, found safe in Yolo County, Desert Sun: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2016/11/24/sherri-papini-released-captors-found-safe-yolo-county/94404442/

California mother mysteriously missing, last seen jogging alone, Desert Sun: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2016/11/03/california-mother-mysteriously-missing-last-seen-jogging-alone/93261812/

Family 'joyous' missing Calif. woman found safe, Desert Sun: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/25/sherri-papini-kidnapped-safe-emotional/94423572/

Sherri Papini Had Male DNA on Her After Alleged Kidnapping by Two Women, People: https://people.com/crime/sherri-papini-dna-male-alleged-abduction/

Private Investigator Who Looked for Sherri Papini Speaks Out About Her Arrest: 'I've Been Hoaxed', People: https://people.com/crime/private-investigator-who-looked-for-sherri-papini-speaks-out-about-her-arrest/

Husband Of Missing Jogger Mom Breaks His Silence To Offer $50,000 Reward, Inside Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3ruN0ClDU

The 5-year saga that led to Sherri Papini’s arrest: Racist blog posts, DNA on green tea, Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article259197843.html

Sherri Papini Abduction | Authorities Search for 'Super Mom' Abductors, Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Nft71QrKE

Prosecutors: Woman faked kidnapping, defrauded California, AP News: https://apnews.com/article/arrests-california-sacramento-kidnapping-hispanics-7823c5e97ebbab5acd02b4e7b050c8e1

Sherri Papini released from jail following arrest for alleged fake kidnapping, KTLA: https://ktla.com/news/california/sherri-papini-can-be-released-from-jail-following-arrest-for-faking-kidnapping-judge-rules/

Sherri Papini, accused of faking kidnapping, has next court appearance delayed, Redding Record Searchlight: https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2022/03/18/sherri-papini-next-court-appearance-moved-april-29/7090882001/

Judge grants Sherri Papini’s release; prosecutors say ‘super mom’ tried to run from feds, Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article259194028.html

FRCP Preliminary Hearing/Examination: https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_5.1

Secret Witness of Shasta County: https://scsecretwitness.com/

Who Is Sherri Papini? What To Know About Her Shocking Kidnapping Investigation, OK Magazine: https://okmagazine.com/p/who-is-sherri-papini-fake-kidnapping-case/

Papini arrest opens up old wounds for family of missing Northstate woman, KRCTV: https://krcrtv.com/news/local/papini-possibly-lying-opens-up-old-wounds-for-tera-smiths-family

Anonymous donor offers ransom to bring back Redding ‘supermom’, Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article116329608.html

Sherri Papini update: Kidnapping case unsolved two years later; 'I wouldn't say it's cold', Redding Record Searchlight: https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2018/11/22/sherri-papini-kidnapping-update-2018-case-unsolved/2060192002/

Sherri Papini's family issues statement following her arrest, charges she faked kidnapping, Redding Record Searchlight: https://www.redding.com/story/news/2022/03/03/sherri-papini-arrest-kidnapping-abduction-fake-officials-say/9367942002/

Friday Night Live: https://fridaynightlive.tcoe.org/our-programs/friday-night-live

REVEALED: Sherri Papini was married once before and 'had an affairs while out of town for work': Ex-lovers told cops she is an 'attention hungry liar' who falsely accused them of abuse after they broke up, Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10587561/Sherri-Papini-multiple-affairs-stories-attention.html

Five Things To Know About Sherri Papini and Her Family, People: https://people.com/crime/five-things-to-know-about-sherri-papini-and-her-family/

10 Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring, Time: https://time.com/6729/10-cities-where-violent-crime-is-soaring/

Sherri Papini Is ‘a Compulsive Liar,’ Says Man Who Once Dated Her, Inside Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gjVZRtKBU

Sherri Papini’s Big Adventure: From Her House to the Big House?, A News Café: https://anewscafe.com/2022/03/26/redding/sherri-papinis-big-adventure-from-her-house-to-the-big-house/

Sherri Papini mother speaks out, wants her daughter back, ABC13: https://abc13.com/family-missing-northern-california-mother/1609589/

Parents signed bond documents: https://krcrtv.com/news/local/new-details-court-document-give-inside-look-at-sherri-papini-case

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-lover who hid Sherri Papini for 22 days is revealed as a 37-year-old sports shop worker who helped her escape her 'abusive husband' in Costa Mesa apartment in her own room with boarded up windows as he slept on the couch, Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10579167/Ex-boyfriend-hid-Sherri-Papini-22-days-revealed.html

'Supermom' Sherri Papini hopes for a break in her abduction case four years after claiming she was kidnapped for 22 days by two Hispanic women - but new tipster calls her story a hoax and says she was with him the entire time, Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8897417/Supermom-Sherri-Papini-says-hopeful-break-case.html

Sherri Papini case remains unsolved, four years after kidnapping, New York Post: https://nypost.com/2020/10/29/sherri-papini-case-remains-unsolved-four-years-after-kidnapping/

NEW DETAILS: Court document give inside look at Sherri Papini case, KRCR: https://krcrtv.com/news/local/new-details-court-document-give-inside-look-at-sherri-papini-case

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-lover who hid Sherri Papini for 22 days is revealed as a 37-year-old sports shop worker who helped her escape her 'abusive husband' in Costa Mesa apartment in her own room with boarded up windows as he slept on the couch, Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10579167/Ex-boyfriend-hid-Sherri-Papini-22-days-revealed.html

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