The True Story of the Fake Kidnapping Behind the Sherri Papini Docuseries Perfect Wife

From the outside, Keith and Sherri Papini appeared to have an idyllic life. Together since 2006, the married Redding, Calif. couple were outwardly loving toward each other and their two young children; they had good friends and family living nearby; Keith was a Home Theater Specialist at Best Buy and Sherri had been employed as an account executive for AT&T but later became a stay-at-home mom. 

Then one day, in late 2016, Sherri disappeared, kicking off a nationwide search.