The original Gone Girl has broken her nine year silence to double down on her claims she was ‘tortured’ and held against her will.
Sherri Papini vanished from her home in Redding, California, on November 2, 2016, sparking a frantic search until she turned up three weeks later.
The mother-of-two claimed she was kidnapped in the dead of night by two women and held captive until she freed herself and fled.
In September 2022, the truth was finally revealed, exposing that she had orchestrated the entire scheme with her ex-boyfriend James Reyes. This revelation drew parallels to a popular Hollywood movie featuring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.
She spent the entire period she was ‘missing’ hiding out in Reyes home, and she was jailed for 18 months for the hoax.
Recently, she has come forward to share her side of the story for the first time since the initial deception. This narrative is being presented in a four-part documentary series titled Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie.
‘Haven’t you ever lied? And then, has the lie been blown up?’ she says in the newly released trailer.
Reflecting on her disappearance in 2016, where she was missing for 22 days and subjected to torture, branding, and being chained to a wall, she acknowledges the accuracy of these events. However, she admits to withholding some truths from the public.
The docuseries, which premieres on May 26, ‘retraces Papini’s case from the days leading up to her disappearance into her alleged abduction, her shocking return to her family, and the subsequent aftermath that led to her 2022 arrest by federal authorities.’
‘For the first time, Papini will share her account of events as she recalls them, offering rare insights into her mindset during her disappearance and the subsequent investigation into her abduction claims upon her return home.’
Her husband Keith Papini filed for divorce and custody of their children almost immediately after her deception was exposed.
The new show will follow her efforts to win joint custody of the children.
Papini appeared in court last month as the custody battle intensified, seeking increased visitation rights.
Keith was awarded full custody of Tyler, 12, and Violet, 10, and their mother only granted monthly supervised visits.
The kidnapping faker is also trying to force her ex-husband to to prevent their kids watching an unflattering documentary about her.
Hulu docuseries Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini rehashed the case in detail and included shocking new allegations.
Papini accused Keith in her court filing of ‘revisiting the past and reopening old wounds rather than focusing on moving forward – at the expense of our children.’
‘For eight years our family has been followed, stalked, harassed and bullied by the media,’ she wrote.
‘I have done my best to stay private to focus on my children and healing from the events that transpired.
‘For many years after my arrest, I was the primary caregiver of our children before serving my time in prison. My children have always been my primary focus.’
Papini’s scheme captivated much of the US – partially due her being painted as a picture-perfect stay-at-home mother, with two young kids.
After she turned up on Thanksgiving, she claimed to have been cut loose from her restraints by two female captors at 4.30 that morning.
She claimed she was left on the side of County Road 17 near Interstate 5 – and made the 150 mile journey back home herself.
In reality, she was wrapped up with an affair with Reyes, all while her husband was in the dark.
Her injuries were all self-inflicted to back up the kidnapping story.
Her story unraveled when officers found Reyes’ DNA on her clothes in 2020 and discovered she was holed up with him the whole time she was pretending to be missing.
She was released from prison early in August 2023, after a judge ruled she was no threat to her community.
