Overview

• Investigation Discovery premiered “Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie” on May 26, featuring Papini’s first extensive on-camera interview since her 2016 disappearance.
• Papini now asserts that ex-boyfriend James Reyes abducted and confined her for 22 days, contradicting her original claim of two female assailants.
• Dr. Stephen Diggs, Papini’s psychologist, says he “absolutely” believes her revised account and views her actions through a self-defeating personality disorder framework.
• On-camera polygraph results support her statements about captivity restraints and branding requests, while Reyes passed a separate polygraph during a 2020 police interview.
• Reyes denies the kidnapping allegations and plans to consult legal counsel, and Papini previously served an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators.