Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini

Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini

PG-13 2023 · 88 min · ★ 5.3 · TV Movie, Drama, Crime

Young mother Sherri Papini disappears while jogging and reappears three weeks later on Thanksgiving Day. She claims that two Hispanic women kidnapped and abused her. Four years later, new evidence reveals that her abduction was a hoax she perpetrated to spend time with an ex-boyfriend.

Directed by Marta Borowski · Written by Katie Boland

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Jaime King Sherri Papini
Matt Hamilton Keith Papini
Josh Collins Chris
Christina Sicoli Laura Anderson
Lossen Chambers Detective Molly Rowlands
Jill Teed Loretta Graeff
Kayla Deorksen Caitlin Vernon
David Allan Pearson Detective Anthony Bertain
David Lennon Andrew
William Carson Cameron
Arpad Balogh David Dreyfus
Eva Brooke Baker Hannah

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