Overview

• Papini disappeared in November 2016 and pleaded guilty in 2022 to lying to the FBI, serving 10 months of an 18-month prison term.
• In a Friday ABC News interview ahead of her memoir release, Papini claimed her ex-boyfriend James Reyes was the true captor during her disappearance.
• Investigators in 2016 found male DNA on Papini’s clothing that matched Reyes and determined she had secretly stayed with him.
• Reyes previously told officials that Papini asked him to stage and brand injuries to support her fake kidnapping account.
• Shasta County authorities say they have not reopened the case and Reyes has not publicly responded to her latest allegations.