Where Is Sherri Papini Now? What to Know About Her Life After 2016 Kidnapping Hoax

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On April 13, 2022, Sherry Papipini leaves the Federal Court in Sacramento, California and leaves the Federal Court. photograph

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Sherry Papinini was called the "New Ghosn Girl" when it became a hot topic in 2016.

Sherry was missing in November 2016, and later volunteers in the local community of her husband Keith Papipini and California Reading and its surrounding areas desperately searched for her. She r e-emerged three weeks later, claimed that she was abducted with guns by two Hispanic women, being hosted, and being beaten until one was released.

Despite hundreds of information and clues, the investigative authorities did not elucidate this case for more than four years since her disappearance and found that DNA matched: Sherry impersonates her own kidnapping himself. He shocked not only the authorities and the public, but also their husbands and families.

This incident was inspired by LifeTime's original movie "HOAX": This incident created the original LIFETIME original movie "The Kidnapping of SHERRI PAPINI" starring Jamie King, 2024. It was the subject of the real drama "The Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of SHERRI PAPINI (the perfect wife)" (the disappearance of the mystery of Sherry Papini) (the first broadcast on June 20).

Here is everything you need to know about Sherry Papini's kidnapping hoax and her present.

Who is Sherri Papini?

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Sherry first became a hot topic when he went missing in November 2016 after jogging.

On November 2, 2016, Sherry, who had been with Sherry for nearly 10 years, went to work around 6:50 am and kissed her. That night, when he returned to his home, there was no Sherry, his fou r-yea r-old son, nor the tw o-yea r-old daughter, a daughter, a tw o-yea r-old girl. Keith tracked Sherry's mobile phone to a mailbox about one miles away from his home, using the "Search for mobile phones".

Keith checked with his mother who was not talking to Sherry and called the children's day care to see if Sherry had picked up the children, but the children were still there. Keith said in 2016 to ABC News's 20/20, and he realized that something was wrong. He drove to the mailbox and found Sherry's mobile phone and headphones fall on the road near it.

Keith called the 911 and filed a search for a missing person, and over 100 volunteers helped to search for his wife for several days, and his family and friends helped Keith take care of his children. According to ABC News, they launched a GOFUNDME account and collected nearly $ 50, 000 donations.

Keith eventually recruited the lack of progress and called for the help of a hostage negotiator Cameron Gambling. Cameron cooperated with anonymous donors and offered $ 50, 000 ransom to return Sherry. Due to Sherry, the provider canceled the ransom and instead provided more expensive rewards to people with information about sherry's disappearance. The ransom, rewards, and websites opened to advertise them have been nationwide headlines.

In the morning of Thanksgiving, 22 days after Sherry disappeared, a car driver found a car driver on the roadside in Yoro County, California, about 150 miles away from Reading, and reported it to the authorities.

At that time, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko told PEOPLE at the time. "I was able to walk to a nearby church, but no one was at 4:30 in the morning." After that she walked back and returned to the stat e-o f-state highway 5 and Yor o-gun road. I was able to shake the flag to the driver near Route 17.

Bosenko Sheriff added that Sherry had been beaten and injured. It was the hospital that Keith first met Sherry for the first time. He said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, "The first thing I saw was my wife in the hospital bed. Her face was beaten many times and bruises from yellow to black. The nose was broken and the scab was broken. Keith, who passed the polygraph test in the case, said that he had only 87 kg when Sherry was discovered, and his long blonde hair was shortened.

Sherry told the police that he was kidnapped by a gun on two hiss bread women on a black SUV, was kidnapped, tortured by women, and stamped on his skin. Sherry claimed that Sherry was hostile by women, connected to a chain in the bedroom for many weeks, and one of the women was released with a chain on her waist, a zipper tie, and an ankle on the ankle.

According to Bosenko, the investigator was not very information from Sherry at first, but it was not always unusual in this situation.

"There is no reason not to believe in her. She was kidnapped, confined for three weeks, and released." I was very emotional to have been traumatic, released from that experience, and reunited with my husband. If you encounter an event that will be a trauma, you may have a limited memory because your heart will escape.

The motivation for kidnapping was not revealed, more than 600 information was received, a $ 10, 000 report was issued, and the portrait of the kidnapper was released, and the police had a year later. I couldn't solve it. Three years later, the authorities have not been searching for the suspect.

What happened to Sherri Papini?

Sherry Papinini, a Mountain Gate, is set up along Sunrise Drive, near a place where two children are missing during the afternoon jogging.

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What happened to Sherry is completely different from what she first claimed.

About a year after Sherry's disappearance, in October 2017, the authorities detected both men and women DNA from Sherry's fleeing clothing, but did not match anyone in the database, and the husband Keith was one. I revealed that I didn't. At that time, the investigative authorities stated that the DNA was from the acquaintance of Sherry's confinement criminal and could be the owner of the clothing.

Police also told PEOPLE that Sherry had been dating a man from Michigan for several months online and email, for several months, and that the man was Sherry's past acquaintance. Michigan's man visited California when she was kidnapped, but did not go to lading and was not involved in kidnapping.

Investigators pointed out that there was at least one inconsistency between Sherry's testimony and evidence: she said she had a quarrel with one of the captured culprit, but when she was hospitalized. There was no such injury. At that time, the authorities argued that Sherry had no reason to believe that she was lying, and that her "blurred" memory was due to trauma. < Span> "There is no reason not to believe in her. She was kidnapped, confined for three weeks, and released. A person who encounters an event that becomes a trauma may have a limited memory because his trauma will escape.

The motivation for kidnapping was not revealed, more than 600 information was received, a $ 10, 000 report was issued, and the portrait of the kidnapper was released, and the police had a year later. I couldn't solve it. Three years later, the authorities have not been searching for the suspect.

Sherry Papinini, a Mountain Gate, is set up along Sunrise Drive, near a place where two children are missing during the afternoon jogging.

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What was Sherri Papini's sentence?

What happened to Sherry is completely different from what she first claimed.

About a year after Sherry's disappearance, in October 2017, the authorities detected both men and women DNA from Sherry's fleeing clothing, but did not match anyone in the database, and the husband Keith was one. I revealed that I didn't. At that time, the investigative authorities stated that the DNA was from the acquaintance of Sherry's confinement criminal and could be the owner of the clothing.

Police also told PEOPLE that Sherry had been dating a man from Michigan for several months online and email, for several months, and that the man was Sherry's past acquaintance. Michigan's man visited California when she was kidnapped, but did not go to lading and was not involved in kidnapping.

Investigators pointed out that there was at least one inconsistency between Sherry's testimony and evidence: she said she had a quarrel with one of the captured culprit, but when she was hospitalized. There was no such injury. At that time, the authorities argued that Sherry had no reason to believe that she was lying, and that her "blurred" memory was due to trauma. "There is no reason not to believe her. She was kidnapped, confined for three weeks, and released." I was very emotional to have been trauma, released from that experience, and reunited with my husband. If you encounter an event that will be a trauma, you may have a limited memory because your heart will escape.

The motivation for kidnapping was not revealed, more than 600 information was received, a $ 10, 000 report was issued, and the portrait of the kidnapper was released, and the police had a year later. I couldn't solve it. Three years later, the authorities have not been searching for the suspect.

Sherry Papinini, a Mountain Gate, is installed along the Sunrise Drive near a place where two children are missing during the afternoon jogging.

Adrew SENG/THE SACRAMENTO BEE/AP/File

What happened to Sherry is completely different from what she first claimed.

What happened to Sherri Papini's husband Keith and their children?

In October 2017, about one year after Sherry's disappearance, the authorities detected both men and women DNA from sherry's fleeing clothing, but did not match anyone in the database, and the husband Keith was one. I revealed that I didn't. At that time, the investigative authorities stated that the DNA was from the acquaintance of Sherry's confinement criminal and could be the owner of the clothing.

Police also told PEOPLE that Sherry had been dating a man from Michigan for several months online and email, for several months, and that the man was Sherry's past acquaintance. Michigan's man visited California when she was kidnapped, but did not go to lading and was not involved in kidnapping.

Investigators pointed out that there was at least one inconsistency between Sherry's testimony and evidence: she said she had a quarrel with one of the captured culprit, but when she was hospitalized. There was no such injury. At that time, the authorities argued that Sherry had no reason to believe that Sherry was lying, and that her "blurred" memory was due to trauma.

In March 2020, the police composed Sherry's DNA with his former boyfriend's relatives and opened a breakthrough in this case. In June of the same year, he compared the DNA collected from a green tea bottle found outside his former lover's apartment. It matched.

In August 2020, the police interrogated Sherry's former boyfriend James Rays. Reyes told the authorities that Sherry was hiding with him in Costamesa, California to escape Keith, who claimed to have been sexually and physical abuse (Keith later denied in an interview in Good Morning America). 。 According to SFGate, Rays told the authorities that he and Sherry and Sherry were contacting them on prepaid mobile phones, and Sherry had injured himself. (According to Sacramento Bi Paper, Sherry's mother accused Sherry in 2003 and submitted a police report to blame Sherry. Her parents were fraudulent from robbery and current deposit account. Rayes, who was reported to have blamed her in the drawer, was also intentionally losing weight while they were together, and he did not directly harm her, She said she helped her injured. He said that in the morning of Thanksgiving, she left the house because Super Mama wanted to see her children.

Where is Sherri Papini now?

More than five years after the kidnapping, on March 3, 2022, the police arrested Sherry in the children's piano class for disguising kidnapping. She was charged with federal enforcement officers and charged with a false statement and a postal fraud, and was due to the $ 30, 000 received from the California victim compensation committee.

On September 19, 2022, Sherry Papini leaves the Federal Court of Sacrement, California.

In April 2022, a few weeks after the arrest, Sherry acknowledged one for the federal staff for lies and one for postal fraud. She said in a statement through a lawyer, saying, "I'm deeply ashamed," and said, "I want to help my family, friends, all the good people who have unnecessarily suffered because of my story, and to help me. I'm really sorry that I have had a pain to the people who worked hard.

With Sherr y-raising, the California victim compensation committee paid more than $ 30, 000 to ride an ambulance and receive therapy after a fake kidnapping. The disguise kidnaps also damaged more than $ 127, 000 to the United States Social Security Agency, $ 148, 866 to the Shasta County Sheriff Office, and $ 2, 558 to the FBI.

In September 2022, Shelley was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the hoax and ordered to repay more than $300, 000 in government funds spent on her after her staged disappearance, 10 months more than the prosecution had sought.

US District Judge William B. Schaub called Shelley a "manipulative" at her sentencing hearing. "People don't like to be scammed," Schaub said. "I can't imagine that people who have been scammed would believe that one month or eight months is enough."

Schaub added that his goal is to deter other would-be con artists from doing the same thing in hopes of leniency.

"If you get away with it, you get $49, 000. If you don't, you spend one or eight months. We have to send a message that crime doesn't pay."

Shelly began serving her sentence on November 8, 2022.

Shelly Papini and Family

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After Shelly was arrested, Keith told police he was "surprised" and "shocked" by the fact that she faked her disappearance. In April 2022, Keith filed for divorce from Shelly, requesting custody of his and Shelly's son and daughter, citing the trauma she caused his family.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Keith said, "My goal is to provide a loving, safe and stable environment for (his and Shelly's children), and I believe the requested orders are consistent with that goal and the best interests of the children. "I do not wish to say anything in my plea related to this matter that will make the situation worse or attract media attention." Keith was awarded custody, but Shelly has been granted visitation rights.

They are very happy children," Keith told PEOPLE about Tyler and Violet in 2024, now 11 and 9 years old. "In my opinion, so much of their childhood was taken from them, so my biggest goal is to give them a happy, healthy life and to be surrounded by loving people."

Shelly Papini is accompanied by her attorney, Willian Portanova, to the federal courthouse on April 13, 2022, in Sacramento, California.

Shelly was released from prison in August 2023 and transferred to a reentry facility in Sacramento County, California. In October of that year, she left the facility eight months early and will remain on supervised release until late 2026.

In March 2024, the Federal Prosecutor Affiliated Affiliates submitted a seized warrant to Sherry, and Sherry claimed that she had more than $ 300, 000 to return: $ 309, 292. 93 with a 10 % increase ($ 30, 929). It is $ 340, 221. 23.

"Based on information and beliefs, the debtor (Papini) has substantial interests that are not exempted by the property owned, stored, or managed by the holding person (law firm).

Sherry has not yet paid this amount, but according to her criminal lawyer, she's going to pay if she can pay.

The Moment Keith Knew Something Was Wrong

"Sherry Papini understands the importance of financial obligations for the court and the government, and as promised, will continue to fulfill its obligations," said her lawyer William Portanova in a statement. "Nothing has changed."

The prosecutor also submitted a warrant to a law firm, who serves as Sherry for divorce with Keith. As of November 2023, they are reported that they are still in court over divorce.

Keith told PEOPLE in 2024 that she hadn't talked to Sherry other than court or mediation. "I have no contact with her. I don't have permission." I worked, but I can't do it. It's her power, speaking power, and manipulation. "

In addition to seeing children, Keith says to PEOPLE that Tyler and Violet may talk to Sherry over the phone.

Sherry lives in the northern part of California, and according to a notes of the audience supervisor obtained by The Record SearchLight, she is writing a book. Keith said in June 2024 that Sherry had a new boyfriend, but his identity was not revealed.

Keith Papini details what happened before his wife was found alive.

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Sherry Papini, shown with her husband Keith Papini, was discovered on November 24 after a mysterious disappearance on November 2, 2016.

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& amp;#151; -On Wednesday, November 2, Sherry Papini, the mother of two children at the age of 34, went jogging in the neighborhood of the California Reading family and had a mystery.

"I remember everything that day," said her husband Keith Papini in an exclusive interview with ABC News, 20/20.

Telling The Children That Their Mom Was Missing

That day began as usual for the Papini family. At around 6:50 am, Keith was leaving the entrance to work as an audio video specialist. Sherry was watching the 2-yea r-old daughter Violet, but Keith met her at the entrance, kissed with a hug and went to work.

It was the last time he met Sherry before she was kidnapped and was supposed to be confined for 22 days. Shelly Papini is accompanied by her attorney, Willian Portanova, to the federal courthouse on April 13, 2022, in Sacramento, California.

Keith Papini told ABC News Matt Gatman about his trials by his wife Sherry Papini.

Keith said he opened his iPhone's "Search for iPhone", searched for Sherry's iPhone, and asked if she could find out where she was. It turned out that Sherry's mobile phone was near the mailbox about one miles away from the house. At first, Keith thought she had taken her child and went for a walk to get a mail.

Keith called his mother and asked if he had talked to Sherry. I asked if I talked to Sherry.

The first thing I said was, "What time did Sherry pick up the children today?" Keith said. She said, "The children are here." Something was wrong, something strange now. "

"I got into the car and immediately drove the car at the end of the mailbox.

However, there was no wife's appearance. With a desperate thought, Keith drove the car and searched around the site of his home. He returned to the mailbox that first identified Sherry's mobile phone with the "search for iPhone".

"It didn't take time to find it. It was right from the road," he said.

Keith found Sherry's headphones next to the mobile phone.

"If she lost her mobile phone while returning home by car and ran it on the roof of the car, it was evident. But" But her car I was at home, and I thought it was strange at school, as usual, as usual for the Papini family. She was about to leave the entrance to work as a specialist, but Keith met her at the entrance and kissed her to go to work. 。

It was the last time he met Sherry before she was kidnapped and was supposed to be confined for 22 days.

That night, when Keith returned home, his wife, daughter, and 4-yea r-old son Tyler would be greeted at the entrance, but the house was unrested in the house. But at that time, I thought, "I'm sure everyone is together." There was no reason to believe it was not. "

The Search for Sherri and Suspects

Keith Papini told ABC News Matt Gatman about his trials by his wife Sherry Papini.

Keith said he opened his iPhone's "Search for iPhone", searched for Sherry's iPhone, and asked if she could find out where she was. It turned out that Sherry's mobile phone was near the mailbox about one miles away from the house. At first, Keith thought she had taken her child and went for a walk to get a mail.

Keith called his mother and asked if he had talked to Sherry. I asked if I talked to Sherry.

The first thing I said was, "What time did Sherry pick up the children today?" Keith said. She said, "The children are here." Something was wrong, something strange now. "

"I got into the car and immediately drove the car at the end of the mailbox.

However, there was no wife's appearance. With a desperate thought, Keith drove the car and searched around the site of his home. He returned to the mailbox that first identified Sherry's mobile phone with the "search for iPhone".

"It didn't take time to find it. It was right from the road," he said.

Keith found Sherry's headphones next to the mobile phone.

"If she lost her mobile phone while returning home by car and ran it on the roof of the car, it was evident. But" But her car I was at home, and I thought something was wrong with the Papini family, as usual. To go to work, Sherry was about to see her 2-yea r-old daughter, Violet, but he went to work with her at the entrance.

It was the last time he met Sherry before she was kidnapped and was supposed to be confined for 22 days.

That night, when Keith returned home, his wife, daughter, and 4-yea r-old son Tyler would be greeted at the entrance, but the house was unrested in the house. But at that time, I thought, "I'm sure everyone is together." There was no reason to believe it was not. "

Keith Papini told ABC News Matt Gatman about his trials by his wife Sherry Papini.

Keith said he opened his iPhone's "Search for iPhone", searched for Sherry's iPhone, and asked if she could find out where she was. It turned out that Sherry's mobile phone was near the mailbox about one miles away from the house. At first, Keith thought she had taken her child and went for a walk to get a mail.

Keith called his mother and asked if he had talked to Sherry. I asked if I talked to Sherry.

The first thing I said was, "What time did Sherry pick up the children today?" Keith said. She said, "The children are here." Something was wrong, something strange now. "

"I got into the car and immediately drove the car at the end of the mailbox.

However, there was no wife's appearance. With a desperate thought, Keith drove the car and searched around the site of his home. He returned to the mailbox that first identified Sherry's mobile phone with the "search for iPhone".

The Day Keith Learned His Wife Had Been Found Alive

"It didn't take time to find it. It was right from the road," he said.

Keith found Sherry's headphones next to the mobile phone.

"If she lost her mobile phone while returning home by car and ran it on the roof of the car, it was evident. But" But her car I was at home and the children were at school.

Keith entered the crisis mode completely and called 911. In a few hours, the sheriff started searching for Sherry, and over a few days, more than 100 people cooperated as volunteers.

"The strangers looked at me and started crying and hugging me," Keith said.

Keith said he had a sleeping night with his family's care and his wife's search. "Are you giving a meal? Is it hot or cold? It's a bit scary that I experience."

Keith Papini and Sherry Papini.

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While searching for his wife, he acknowledged that he had been hit by despair.

"When I tried to turn back after searching for a few miles, I saw up and found a bird turned." I really walked here to find my wife, now. I don't want to find my wife, but I want to find my wife.

Facing the suffering of losing his wife, Keith said he had to take care of the two children, and his family and friends rushed to enjoy and be happy. However, a few days later, Keith could not hide Sherry disappearing from Tyler.

Keith said in tears, saying that he had an important story, he jumped on the sofa, noticed that there was something, and said, "Dad, you can talk about anything." "A small 4-yea r-old child says that ...

"And my son, mom ran and didn't come back, and I said." We always find mom and bring back mom. "

One day, Keith finds Tyler standing in front of Sherry's photo.

"He was just standing there and hitting her left hand on her face. "

At this time, Keith, his family and friends, were frustrated that his wife's missing case did not progress.

"I was very upset. I wanted to get involved with everyone more. I wanted all the enforcement organizations there. Is going to do his best to find his wife. " < SPAN> Keith entered the crisis mode completely and called 911. In a few hours, the sheriff started searching for Sherry, and over a few days, more than 100 people cooperated as volunteers.

"The strangers looked at me and started crying and hugging me," Keith said.

Keith said he had a sleeping night with his family's care and his wife's search. "Are you giving a meal? Is it hot or cold? It's a bit scary that I experience."

Keith Papini and Sherry Papini.

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While searching for his wife, he acknowledged that he had been hit by despair.

"When I tried to turn back after searching for a few miles, I saw up and found a bird turned." I really walked here to find my wife, now. I don't want to find my wife, but I want to find my wife.

Facing the suffering of losing his wife, Keith said he had to take care of the two children, and his family and friends rushed to enjoy and be happy. However, a few days later, Keith could not hide Sherry disappearing from Tyler.

Keith said in tears, saying that he had an important story, he jumped on the sofa, noticed that there was something, and said, "Dad, you can talk about anything." "A small 4-yea r-old child says that ...

"And my son, mom ran and didn't come back, and I said." We always find mom and bring back mom. "

One day, Keith finds Tyler standing in front of Sherry's photo.

"He was just standing there and hitting her left hand on her face. "

At this time, Keith, his family and friends, were frustrated that his wife's missing incident did not progress.

"I was very upset. I wanted to get involved with everyone more. I wanted all the enforcement organizations there. Is going to do his best to find his wife. " Keith entered the crisis mode completely and called 911. In a few hours, the sheriff started searching for Sherry, and over a few days, more than 100 people cooperated as volunteers.

Where the Case Stands Today and How the Papini Family Is Healing

"The strangers looked at me and started crying and hugging me," Keith said.

Keith said he had a sleeping night with his family's care and his wife's search. "Are you giving a meal? Is it hot or cold? It's a bit scary that I experience."

Keith Papini and Sherry Papini.

Provided by Keith Papapini

While searching for his wife, he acknowledged that he had been hit by despair.

"When I tried to turn back after searching for a few miles, I saw up and found a bird turned." I really walked here to find my wife, now. I don't want to find my wife, but I want to find my wife.

Facing the suffering of losing his wife, Keith said he had to take care of the two children, and his family and friends rushed to enjoy and be happy. However, a few days later, Keith could not hide Sherry disappearing from Tyler.

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"And my son, mom ran and didn't come back, and I said." We always find mom and bring back mom. "

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One day, Keith finds Tyler standing in front of Sherry's photo.

"He was just standing there and hitting her left hand on her face. "

At this time, Keith, his family and friends, were frustrated that his wife's missing case did not progress.

"I was very upset. I wanted to get involved with everyone more. I wanted all the enforcement agencies to be there. Is going to do his best to find his wife. "

Shelley's sister, Sheila Koester, who is seven months pregnant, said she was dedicated to protecting Keith, making sure he ate well and stayed healthy.

"I think Keith and I supported each other," she said. "Keith made sure I stayed in the house and didn't wander around the fields or go out and about."

While any husband would be a suspect in his wife's disappearance, Koester said she knew her husband had nothing to do with it. The family called Shelley a "super mom," and Keith was a great husband.

"You would hope that your children and daughters would find someone who was that loving and devoted to their spouse," she said.

To ease his doubts, Keith agreed to take a polygraph test that lasted several hours.

"They asked me a bunch of questions. He was like, 'You have to pass this 100 percent. You can't get 99.' I was like, 'No, it's fine. Let's hurry up and get this done,'" Keith recalled.

It took at least nine days for the police to clear Keith.

"Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko told 20/20.

Bozenko said they followed up on over 400 tips, but none led to Shelley.

"Our investigators have been working tirelessly on this for basically three weeks straight, and we don't have any solid leads right now," Bosenko said.

"I haven't lost hope, but it's eating away at my heart. 'Have I done everything I can? Yes or no? I wanted to check everything yes.'"

The Papinis set up a GoFundMe account and raised nearly $50, 000. Keith then took a chance on a man named Cameron Gamble, who said he was acting on behalf of an anonymous donor.

Gamble and the anonymous donor, who calls himself an international kidnap-ransom consultant, set up a website and offered a large cash ransom.

"One of the big things was finding creative ways to get her story out there," Gamble told 20/20.

Like Keith, Gamble was convinced that Shelley had been kidnapped. He was also convinced that Keith wasn't involved and that Shelley hadn't left voluntarily.