‘20/20’ Features New Interview With Keith Papini After His Ex-Wife Sherri Papini Has Served 10 Months in Prison for Lying to Federal Agents About Her Fabricated Kidnapping

Five years after Sherri Papini’s disappearance, authorities arrested the mother of two from Northern California for fabricating a lie that two Hispanic women abducted and physically abused her after going out for a jog in the middle of the day. Now, after she served 10 months in prison for her false kidnapping tale and mail fraud, ABC News chief national correspondent Matt Gutman interviews her ex-husband, Keith Papini, again after first interviewing him six years ago. Keith discusses his reaction to his ex-wife’s arrest, how he says she fooled him for so many years and how the couple’s children are doing today.

This two-hour program includes evidence from the investigation, including videotaped police interviews with Sherri and Keith; photos of Sherri’s various fake injuries, including the brand on her back that she told detectives her abductors inflicted on her; and police interviews with James Reyes, the ex-boyfriend who Sherri was actually staying with when she said she lied about people was being held captive and who says he was unaware of her plan and believed he was giving a friend a place to stay. In addition, the report includes interviews with former Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko, former Redding, California, Mayor Missy McArthur and Northern Hispanic Latino Coalition Co-Founder Alan Ernesto Phillips. “20/20” airs on Friday, June 28 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC, next day on Hulu.

ABC News’ “20/20” is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, “20/20” features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

*COPYRIGHT ©2024 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All photography is copyrighted material and is for editorial use only. Images are not to be archived, altered, duplicated, resold, retransmitted or used for any other purposes without written permission of ABC News. Images are distributed to the press in order to publicize current programming. Any other usage must be licensed.

ABC News Media Relations
Sarah Jautz
sarah.jautz@abc.com

Bridgette Maney
bridgette@bridgepr.net