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Sherri Papini, real-life 'Gone Girl' accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, now says it was all real

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Sherri Papini was declared missing when she didn't return home from a run in Redding , Calif. , nine years ago .

She was dubbed a real-life “ Gone Girl ” in 2016 , referring to the 2012 novel by Gillian Flynn .

The Investigation Discovery docuseries premieres on Monday on HBO Max .

Sherri was arrested in March 2022 , five years after she was reported missing.

Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie premieres May 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery .

The series speaks to psychologists, police and FBI agents who were involved in the investigation.

Sherri said she pleaded guilty in 2022 to orchestrating the hoax because she felt pressure to do so.

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