Directed by Marta Borowski, the film Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini is based on real-life events. A woman ensnares others into her trap of lies when she returns home after being kidnapped. The will to seek attention can take people to the extent where they can go to any lengths to garner the limelight. The personality disorder in Sherri in real life has been explored in depth within this movie. Why did Sherri get herself kidnapped? Will she be able to get away with her lies about getting kidnapped? Who helped Sherri in her endeavors? Let’s find out!
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What Happened After Sherri Went Missing?
Sherri was kidnapped from near her house in Redding, California, while she went out for a short walk. When her husband returned from work, he found out that his wife was missing and that even the kids had not been picked up from school.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened After Sherri Went Missing?
Sherri was kidnapped from near her house in Redding, California, while she went out for a short walk. When her husband returned from work, he found out that his wife was missing and that even the kids had not been picked up from school.
- 3/13/2024
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
The stranger-than-fiction story of Sherri Papini has received the Lifetime movie treatment. The tale of a California mom who staged her own kidnapping is dramatized in Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini, which premieres Jan. 28.
In the movie, Jaime King plays Papini, an overwhelmed mom of two who vanished mysteriously while out for a jog. Eventually, she resurfaced, claiming she’d been snatched off the street by two Hispanic women. But after investigators eventually realized that Papini had orchestrated her own abduction, she ended up being the one charged with a crime.
Sherri Papini’s kidnapping hoax led to a prison sentence Jaime King in ‘Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini’ | Lifetime
Papini disappeared in November 2016 near her home in Redding, Calif. She reappeared 22 days later, spinning a tale of how she’d been kidnapped, held captive, and even branded by two Hispanic women. Law enforcement officers spent significant time...
In the movie, Jaime King plays Papini, an overwhelmed mom of two who vanished mysteriously while out for a jog. Eventually, she resurfaced, claiming she’d been snatched off the street by two Hispanic women. But after investigators eventually realized that Papini had orchestrated her own abduction, she ended up being the one charged with a crime.
Sherri Papini’s kidnapping hoax led to a prison sentence Jaime King in ‘Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini’ | Lifetime
Papini disappeared in November 2016 near her home in Redding, Calif. She reappeared 22 days later, spinning a tale of how she’d been kidnapped, held captive, and even branded by two Hispanic women. Law enforcement officers spent significant time...
- 1/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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