Ahead of the premiere of Hulu's Perfect Wife, Sherri Papini's ex-husband, Keith Papini, spoke candidly about the kidnapping hoax. Sherri, the woman who staged her kidnapping, disappeared in November 2016. After an investigation, investigators proved her disappearance was a hoax. They found evidence that showed she was living at the home of her ex-boyfriend, James Reyes, at the time of her disappearance. Sherri was a married mother of two at the time.
Sherri Papini's Ex-Husband Speaks Out For First Time Since Her Kidnapping Hoax
In 2022, Sherri faced charges stemming from the alleged kidnapping hoax. She pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and lying to a police officer. Although she never admitted to the kidnapping hoax, Sherri served nearly a year in federal prison before being released in August 2023. Her ex-boyfriend, James Reyes, was never charged in the case.
After the revelations came to light, Sherri Papini's ex-husband, Keith Papini, filed for divorce and was awarded full custody of their two children. Keith, who appeared on Hulu's Perfect Wife, has spoken out publicly about the kidnapping hoax for the first time. Now divorced, he opens up about the family's harrowing experience and reveals why Sherri faked her own kidnapping.
Keith Papini broke his silence seven years after Sherri Papini's kidnapping hoax. In an interview with Good Morning America, he claimed that Sherri never revealed her real motive behind the hoax.
