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Jun 2022
19m 35s

7: CASE | The Fake Disappearance of Sher...

Avery Ross
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EPISODE 7. Gone Girl, Gone Wrong. In 2016, 3 weeks after Sherri Papini disappeared while out on a run in Redding, California - she reappeared. The wife & mom of 2 shared a harrowing tale of her abduction with police. Except, she made the whole thing up and was really just staying at an ex-boyfriends house. Avery discusses details of the case & recent updates in this strange story

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