Sherri Papini

The disturbing deception of Sherri Papini, who faked her own abduction and lied about it for years. An intimate journey through Papini's lies, the special showcases just-released investigative footage, including hours of previously-unseen interviews with Papini.

The wife and mother at the center of one of the most sensational kidnapping cases ever speaks for the first time about the circumstances that led to her mysterious disappearance, why she lied to the FBI, and what the media got wrong about her story.

20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.

Keith and Sherri Papini's seemingly idyllic family life is shattered when Sherri vanishes from their northern California neighborhood, triggering a frenzied search that becomes news around the world.

A young soccer mom goes for an afternoon run and disappears into thin air. After her miracle homecoming 22 days later, her story about what happened left more questions than answers.

Sherri Papini, who faked her own kidnapping, breaks her silence, revisiting the lies, secrets, and shocking fallout of a hoax that captivated the nation.