an unusual case in America Sherry Papini’s lie was discovered after that country’s police. The 40-year-old woman deceived the authorities and her family with false kidnappings to be with her former partner.
The incident took place in 2016 but the punishment was given only on September 18. In November of the same year, Papini was reported missing in Shasta, California.
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When she went for a run in her neighborhood and did not return home, her husband and children reported the incident. Two weeks later she was found alone and injured on the road 200 km from her home. Papini was in a bad condition and had been slapped with a hot iron. The woman announced to the authorities that she had been abducted and tortured by two Hispanic women, who had locked her in a cell.
The police immediately launched an investigation to find out the whereabouts of the alleged perpetrators. Even the FBI got involved in the search and gathered information about the incident for years.
Papini received $30,000 in compensation from the state to compensate for the damage he suffered. In addition, the city of Shasta spent $300,000 on investigations to find the perpetrators.
Finally, in 2020 they find the missing piece of the Papini mystery. With DNA testing, investigators found that the woman may have spent two weeks at her ex-boyfriend’s home after the alleged abduction.
The man confessed to the lie and assured that his ex-partner had come to his house on the pretext that he was running away from an abusive relationship. There he cut his hair and injured himself to make it appear as though he had been tortured.
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With the evidence he had, state prosecutors took Sherry Papini to court. Finding herself cheated, the woman confessed to the deception and apologized to her relatives and neighbors in the city.
“Papini planned and carried out a sophisticated kidnapping hoax, then continued his false statements for years after his return, without any harm he did to others … As a result, state and federal investigators found Papini Dedicated limited resources to the case. Almost independently four years before learning the truth: that she was not kidnapped and tortured, ”one of the prosecutors told the court.
California Judge William B. Shub ruled that Papini would serve a year-and-a-half in prison, and 36 months of supervised release upon release. Too, Compensation of 310 thousand dollars will have to be paid.
The woman said, “I am deeply ashamed of my behavior and to my family, my friends, all the good people who have suffered unnecessarily because of my story and who have worked so hard to try to help me, Sorry for that pain.” release in a statement.
