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Sherri Papini Reveals Shocking Truths in New Docuseries

5/2/2025

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Sherri Papini, who orchestrated a fake kidnapping in 2016, opens up in the docuseries "Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie," debuting May 26. After 18 months behind bars for mail fraud, she insists some elements of her tale were real, declaring, "I was tortured, I was branded." The series includes gripping interviews with her family and law enforcement.

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Sherri Papini, who orchestrated a fake kidnapping in 2016, opens up in the docuseries "Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie," debuting May 26. After 18 months behind bars for mail fraud, she insists some elements of her tale were real, declaring, "I was tortured, I was branded." The series includes gripping interviews with her family and law enforcement.