Episode 4: The Unraveling

Episode 5: Sherri’s Sentencing

After pleading guilty to lying about being kidnapped, Sherri Papini was charged with Making False Statements and Mail Fraud. Finally, her big day in court arrives where she’ll learn her sentence. After a dramatic memo from her defense lawyer and stunning statements in court, the Judge makes a shocking decision. Our Sponsors: Betterhelp Try BetterHelp online therapy! HOAX listeners get 10% off their first month. Betterhelp.com/HOAX [https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=102db9ef54eea6f8438f2f8f5945df&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=2687&utm_medium=Mac+OS+X&utm_content=&utm_term=hoax¬_found=1&gor=start] June's Journey [https://www.wooga.com/games/junes-journey] Download June’s Journey on the app store and start playing for free today! Audio clips featured in this episode can be found here: Sherri’s 2020 interrogation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7idBeFkj84 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7idBeFkj84] Sources for this episode: Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Department of Justice / United States District Court: https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/actionnewsnow.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/e8/ae87fc62-3541-11ed-b4c6-df3e2430d2de/6323a0635f46c.pdf.pdf Credits: Created by:  Jessica Devine [https://www.instagram.com/girlonthestreet_/?hl=en] and Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Follow Abby Schreiber at @abbyschreiber28 [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] and Jessica Devine/CAKE Media at @cakemediastudio [https://www.instagram.com/cakemediastudio/?hl=en] on Instagram Written and hosted by: Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Executive produced by: Elena Murdock Sound design and editing by:  Gus Hurteau [https://www.instagram.com/gus.hurteau.vibes/] Original art by:  Keitha McClocklin [https://www.instagram.com/keitha.art/?hl=en] Graphics by:  Katherine Deck [https://www.instagram.com/katherinedeck/?hl=en] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Episode 4: The Unraveling

After years go by with little news about Sherri’s case, law enforcement makes a huge breakthrough that blows everything wide open. When DNA from the clothing Sherri was wearing in captivity shows that it belonged to an unknown male, the police use some of the same methods used to crack cold cases like the “Golden State Killer” and ultimately trace the sample to Sherri Papini’s ex-boyfriend. After authorities interview the Ex, they learn a stunning revelation: Sherri’s kidnapping was all made up… Our Sponsors: Betterhelp Try BetterHelp online therapy! HOAX listeners get 10% off their first month. Betterhelp.com/HOAX [https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=102db9ef54eea6f8438f2f8f5945df&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=2687&utm_medium=Mac+OS+X&utm_content=&utm_term=hoax¬_found=1&gor=start] June's Journey [https://www.wooga.com/games/junes-journey] Download June’s Journey on the app store and start playing for free today! Audio clips featured in this episode can be found here: Good Morning America interview with Sheriff Michael Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxa0wkOCEj0 3:25-3:42 and 3:59-4:37 Sound bite from Sherri’s lawyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt8wnIP7RfM 0:54-1:02 Sources for this episode: Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jvchamary/2020/06/30/genetic-genealogy-golden-state-killer/?sh=487192cc5a6d Department of Justice / United States District Court: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/press-release/file/1479901/download [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/press-release/file/1479901/download] Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxa0wkOCEj0 Credits: Created by:  Jessica Devine [https://www.instagram.com/girlonthestreet_/?hl=en] and Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Follow Abby Schreiber at @abbyschreiber28 [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] and Jessica Devine/CAKE Media at @cakemediastudio [https://www.instagram.com/cakemediastudio/?hl=en] on Instagram Written and hosted by: Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Executive produced by: Elena Murdock Sound design and editing by:  Gus Hurteau [https://www.instagram.com/gus.hurteau.vibes/] Original art by:  Keitha McClocklin [https://www.instagram.com/keitha.art/?hl=en] Graphics by:  Katherine Deck [https://www.instagram.com/katherinedeck/?hl=en] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Episode 3: Who Is Sherri Papini?

As investigators continue to look into Sherri’s case, new details emerge about her life before she went missing. Her past includes a first husband, problems with her parents over the years, and a shocking rumor that she once posted on a white supremacist message board. With this new information, will investigators be able to track down her captors? Or will they conclude that the whole thing was made up?  Our Sponsors: Betterhelp Try BetterHelp online therapy! HOAX listeners get 10% off their first month. Betterhelp.com/HOAX [https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=102db9ef54eea6f8438f2f8f5945df&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=2687&utm_medium=Mac+OS+X&utm_content=&utm_term=hoax¬_found=1&gor=start] June's Journey [https://www.wooga.com/games/junes-journey] Download June’s Journey on the app store and start playing for free today! Audio clips featured in this episode can be found here: Inside Edition interview with Sherri’s ex-boyfriend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gjVZRtKBU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gjVZRtKBU] 00:06-00:16, 00:41-00:57, and 1:01-02:35 Sources for this episode: People Magazine: https://people.com/crime/sherri-papini-missing-racist-letter-online/ Department of Justice / United States District Court: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/press-release/file/1479901/download The Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article141599034.html City of Redding: https://www.cityofredding.org/about-us/living-in-redding [https://www.cityofredding.org/about-us/living-in-redding] TIME https://time.com/6729/10-cities-where-violent-crime-is-soaring/ Courier-Journal: https://www.courier-journal.com/in-depth/news/crime/2021/12/17/mexican-drug-cartels-move-in-on-californias-shadow-marijuana-industry/6036056001/ [https://www.courier-journal.com/in-depth/news/crime/2021/12/17/mexican-drug-cartels-move-in-on-californias-shadow-marijuana-industry/6036056001/] Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3980270/Sheriff-s-office-investigating-bizarre-blog-spewing-hatred-against-Latinos-purportedly-written-kidnapped-mom-two-Sherri-Papini-ex-husband-says-malicious-prank-isn-t-racist.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3980270/Sheriff-s-office-investigating-bizarre-blog-spewing-hatred-against-Latinos-purportedly-written-kidnapped-mom-two-Sherri-Papini-ex-husband-says-malicious-prank-isn-t-racist.html] Inside Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gjVZRtKBU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gjVZRtKBU] ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-super-mom-sherri-papini-told-police-daughter/story?id=46477176 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-super-mom-sherri-papini-told-police-daughter/story?id=46477176] The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-long-american-history-of-missing-white-woman-syndrome [https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-long-american-history-of-missing-white-woman-syndrome] New York Post: https://nypost.com/2020/11/18/convicted-killer-susan-smith-could-be-free-in-2024/ Credits: Created by:  Jessica Devine [https://www.instagram.com/girlonthestreet_/?hl=en] and Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Written and hosted by: Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Executive produced by: Elena Murdock Sound design and editing by:  Gus Hurteau [https://www.instagram.com/gus.hurteau.vibes/] Original art by:  Keitha McClocklin [https://www.instagram.com/keitha.art/?hl=en] Graphics by:  Katherine Deck [https://www.instagram.com/katherinedeck/?hl=en] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Episode 2: A Supermom Returns

After Sherri is unexpectedly found on the side of the road, her family is overjoyed by her return. But their happiness quickly turns to horror when they see what’s happened to her: she’s apparently been burned, beaten up, and branded. After law enforcement interviews Sherri about her ordeal, new—and surprising—details emerge about her alleged abductors and her time in captivity.   Our Sponsors: Betterhelp Try BetterHelp online therapy! HOAX listeners get 10% off their first month. Betterhelp.com/HOAX [https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=102db9ef54eea6f8438f2f8f5945df&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=2687&utm_medium=Mac+OS+X&utm_content=&utm_term=hoax¬_found=1&gor=start] June's Journey [https://www.wooga.com/games/junes-journey] Download June’s Journey on the app store and start playing for free today! Audio clips featured in this episode can be found here: Dispatcher call (via ABC News): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrctetjw2g&t=118s 4:01-4:10 Sheriff Tom Bosenko press conference 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUMv_KoXow  07:52-08:00 Sheriff Tom Bosenko press conference 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF_uUk-AZ5E 3:44-4:01 Sheriff Tom Bosenko press conference 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Yl9rMbUEo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Yl9rMbUEo] 00:35-00:57 and 2:15-3:27 Anonymous donor interview with Chris Hansen and Crime Watch Daily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVNmPJycI8 04:31-04:42 and 05:30-05:34 Sources for this episode: The Sacramento Bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVNmPJycI8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVNmPJycI8] ABC News/Good Morning America: https://abcnews.go.com/US/gma-exclusive-husband-sherri-papini-speaks-familys-ordeal/story?id=43840659 Yahoo: https://au.news.yahoo.com/she-lived-through-hell-sherri-papini-skips-town-with-family-after-alleged-abduction-33429788.html [https://au.news.yahoo.com/she-lived-through-hell-sherri-papini-skips-town-with-family-after-alleged-abduction-33429788.html] Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/10/25/sherri-papini-abduction-california/799533001/ [https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/10/25/sherri-papini-abduction-california/799533001/] ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/sherri-papini-branded-keith-what-happened-to/1630521/ [https://abc7chicago.com/sherri-papini-branded-keith-what-happened-to/1630521/] People: https://people.com/crime/sherri-papini-abduction-mystery-man-michigan/ Credits: Created by:  Jessica Devine [https://www.instagram.com/girlonthestreet_/?hl=en] and Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Written and hosted by: Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Executive produced by: Elena Murdock Sound design and editing by:  Gus Hurteau [https://www.instagram.com/gus.hurteau.vibes/] Original art by:  Keitha McClocklin [https://www.instagram.com/keitha.art/?hl=en] Graphics by:  Katherine Deck [https://www.instagram.com/katherinedeck/?hl=en] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

A Supermom Disappears

On November 2, 2016, Sherri Papini, a young mother of two kids in Redding, California, went out for a jog…and vanished. As law enforcement begin to hunt for clues, her worried husband shares the story of her disappearance with the media, prompting a mysterious anonymous donor to come forward and offer a “reverse ransom” in an effort to get Sherri released. The donor taps a self-described “abduction expert” to negotiate with Sherri’s alleged captors as days tick by and the case heats up. But, just as things look bleak, a major new twist develops three weeks after Sherri first went missing… Our Sponsors: Betterhelp Try BetterHelp online therapy! HOAX listeners get 10% off their first month. Betterhelp.com/HOAX [https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=102db9ef54eea6f8438f2f8f5945df&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=2687&utm_medium=Mac+OS+X&utm_content=&utm_term=hoax%C2%AC_found=1&gor=start] June's Journey - Download the app today and play for free! [https://www.wooga.com/games/junes-journey] Audio clips featured in this episode can be found here: 1. Keith Papini’s 911 call: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/25/sherri-papini-abduction-911-audio-sketches-released/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1656435630625589&usg=AOvVaw2clzQ5d-fBYTdyKwV57WPs [https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/25/sherri-papini-abduction-911-audio-sketches-released/] 0:00-01:13 2. Sheila Koester and Suzanne Papini interview with Redding Record Searchlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QBYrb3gN4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QBYrb3gN4] 01:24-01:49 and 02:58-03:15 3. Keith Papini interview with KRCR-TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3ruN0ClDU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3ruN0ClDU] 0:09-0:19 4. Anonymous donor interview with Chris Hansen and Crime Watch Daily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUMv_KoXow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUMv_KoXow] 04:31-04:42 and 05:30-05:34 5. Dispatcher call (via ABC News): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrctetjw2g&t=118s 4:01-4:10 6. Sheriff Tom Bosenko press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUMv_KoXow 07:52-08:00 Sources for this episode: 1. Redding Record Searchlight: https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2022/03/03/sherri-papini-kidnapping-timeline-arrest/9368973002/ [https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2022/03/03/sherri-papini-kidnapping-timeline-arrest/9368973002/] https://archive.redding.com/news/crime/Sheriff-Sherri-Papinis-husband-passes-lie-detector-test-400619061.html/ 2. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article113409723.html [https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article113409723.html] 3. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-shady-hostage-negotiator-at-the-center-of-sherri-papinis-abduction [https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-shady-hostage-negotiator-at-the-center-of-sherri-papinis-abduction] 4. Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/25/sherri-papini-abduction-911-audio-sketches-released [https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/25/sherri-papini-abduction-911-audio-sketches-released/] Credits: Created by:  Jessica Devine [https://www.instagram.com/girlonthestreet_/?hl=en] and Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Written and hosted by: Abby Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/abbyschreiber28/?hl=en] Executive produced by: Elena Murdock Sound design and editing by:  Gus Hurteau [https://www.instagram.com/gus.hurteau.vibes/] with additional help from Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz at The Pop Ups Studios [https://www.instagram.com/thepopups/] Original art by:  Keitha McClocklin [https://www.instagram.com/keitha.art/?hl=en] Graphics by:  Katherine Deck [https://www.instagram.com/katherinedeck/?hl=en] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].