Coverage dated April 12, 2022

California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping

Headline from WHEC Rochester

A Northern California woman is admitting that she faked her own kidnapping more than five years ago. The search for 39-year-old Sherri Papini of Redding set off a three-week search

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Sherri Papini, woman who faked 2016 kidnapping, signs plea deal (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, has signed a plea deal and will confess she made up the entire plan, her attorney’s office confirmed to CNN.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman is admitting that she faked her own kidnapping more than five years

  4. New York Times

    California Woman Admits Faking Her Abduction, Prosecutors Say (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Sherri Papini’s 2016 disappearance prompted a three-week search. This week, she admitted she made it up and agreed to a plea bargain, the authorities said.

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