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Sherri Papini Recasts 2016 Disappearance as Ex-Boyfriend Abduction in New Docuseries

Papini’s longtime therapist endorses her new claim of abduction by ex-boyfriend James Reyes.

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Overview

  • The four-part docuseries Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie aired May 26 and 27 on Investigation Discovery and is available to stream on Max.
  • In the series Papini revises her account, claiming ex-boyfriend James Reyes abducted her for 22 days rather than being her co-conspirator in a hoax.
  • Dr. Stephen Diggs, Papini’s longtime therapist, publicly endorses her revised narrative and cites evidence of genuine trauma.
  • Reyes denies abducting Papini, insists she directed him to inflict injuries, and passed a polygraph test when interviewed by police in 2020.
  • Papini’s 2022 guilty plea to mail fraud and false statements led to an 18-month prison term and triggered a divorce and ongoing custody battle initiated by her ex-husband, Keith Papini.