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California mom resurfaces after kidnapping hoax | 20/20 ‘Sherri Papini: Where the Truth Lies’ Part 1
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9:14Now PlayingSherri Papini, a then 34-year-old mother of two, went missing on Nov. 2, 2016, while out for a jog in her Redding, California, neighborhood. When Sherri didn’t come home, her family and friends became concerned and organized a massive search involving the entire community. A few weeks later, on Thanksgiving Day, Sherri was found on a highway about 146 miles away. Sherri initially told law enforcement authorities that two Hispanic women had abducted her and held her at gunpoint, but eventually, she admitted it was untrue and pleaded guilty to lying to a federal officer. Now, for the first time in a new documentary, Sherri Papini speaks out, offering a new version of what she says transpired, reflects on her time in prison and her life today. Stream the latest 20/20 ‘Sherri Papini: Where the Truth Lies’ full episode on Hulu under Season 47, Episode 28.
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