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title: "Sherri Papini: The Woman Who (Allegedly) Faked Her Kidnapping"
description: "The shocking true story of Sherri Papini, the California mother who disappeared in 2016 and claimed she was kidnapped by two Hispanic women—only for investigators to uncover a stunning hoax years later."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/sherri-papini-woman-who-allegedly-faked-kidnapping.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/sherri-papini-woman-who-allegedly-faked-kidnapping
datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/sherri-papini-woman-who-allegedly-faked-kidnapping.md.summary.md
---

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The shocking true story of Sherri Papini, the California mother who disappeared in 2016 and claimed she was kidnapped by two Hispanic women—only for investigators to uncover a stunning hoax years later.
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