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The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

#225 The Tale of Sherri Papini's 22 Day "Kidnapping" Hoax

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True Crime, Killers, Non-fiction, Mystery, Justice System, News, Podcast, Criminal, Murder, California, Law Enforcement, Discussion, Crime

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2022

⏱️ 147 minutes

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Summary

The Arrest And Conviction Of Kidnapping Faker Sherri Papini More Than 5 Years After She Mysteriously Vanished in November Of 2016 And Suddenly Reappeared 22 Days Later

Back in November of 2018, Killafornia Dreaming told you the The Tale of Sherri Papini. Since then there have been some major developments in her November 2016 "kidnapping" case. Earlier this year, on March 3, 2022, Sherri was arrested and charged with making false statements to Federal agents and mail fraud. Turns out, the 22 days she went missing was all a hoax she staged. In this episode, you'll find out how she pulled it off and how she got caught.
**Contains some explicit language**

SOURCES:

https://www.kcra.com/article/timeline-sherri-papinis-plea-deal-in-faking-kidnapping/39707834
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/press-release/file/1479901/download
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/keith-papini-files-for-divorce-following-sherri-papinis-kidnapping-hoax-admission
https://conandaily.com/2022/04/20/sherri-papini-biography-13-things-about-redding-california-woman/
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/03/04/sherri-papinis-family-appalled-by-arrest-in-alleged-faked-abduction/
https://nypost.com/2021/06/12/real-gone-girl-accused-of-staging-abduction-gets-vindication/
https://www.redding.com/story/news/2022/04/18/sherri-papini-pleads-guilty-court-lying-defrauding-government/7356465001/
https://krcrtv.com/news/three-possible-whys-to-the-sherri-papini-case
https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/sherri-papini-feds-detail-how-missing-mom-branded-starved-self-2016-kidnapping-hoax/CUMZAUDLFBELNHZRAL5VBTM7KE/

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In November of 2018, Killofornia Dreaming released episode 70 entitled The Tale of Sherry

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