Where Is Keith Papini Now? Here’s Whether He Forgave His Wife For Faking Her Own Kidnapping
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He thought he was living the dream. But in a shocking turn of events, everything came crashing down. Keith Papini is coming forward to tell his story about how his wife Sherri deceived him and their family. The new Hulu documentary series Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini tells Keith’s side of the story.
Keith Papini was with Sherri since 2006 and subsequently got married and had two children. On November 2, 2016, Sherri disappeared from her home in Redding, California, without a trace and a nationwide hunt commenced. She reappeared on Thanksgiving day and claimed that she was kidnapped by two Hispanic women at gunpoint while jogging. Years after intense investigations and searches, it was revealed that Sherri made up the whole story and that she was staying with her boyfriend in Costa Mesa, California during her disappearance.
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Sherri Papini was arrested on charges of making false statements to federal law enforcement officers and for mail fraud. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in prison and posted $300,000 in bail in September 2022 to cover the costs of the investiagtion. When she was convicted, Keith Papini filed for divorce in April 2022.
Where is Keith Papini now?
Keith Papini still lives in Redding, California with his two children Violet and Tyler who he shares with Sherri. Keith allows Sherri to see his children with supervised visitation once a month, according to TV Insider.
As for his relationship with Sherri now, he says it’s “non-existent.” He told the outlet, “That communication we have is setting up phone calls or rescheduling phone calls. It’s not through voice. I don’t talk to her. It’s all messages. There was a time where I thought she might say something to me and explain something to me. There was a time where I wanted that, and I was so hurt.” He’s also staunch on not forgiving her. When asked if he’ll ever get around to it, he said, “I don’t think so.”
The documentary was a refreshing insight for Keith. In an interview with Good Morning America, Keith spoke out about how he was tricked by his own wife. “When I pulled back the curtains and I saw her, and I saw the look in her eyes, I felt in that moment that she was lying,” he said. “And it wasn’t until when I really got close and I could just see the amount of injuries, bruises, burns to her body, and it was a shock to me, and I remember thinking, how horrible of me to even think she could do this to herself.”
He was hesitant in participating in the documentary, but he wants to teach the public a valuable lesson about their partners. “I wanted to get the truth out there and really wanted to let everybody know how convincing Sherri was all those years and how I believed everything she was telling me,” he said.
Keith also gave an update to his and Sherri’s children, Tyler and Violet, to People in 2024, telling the magazine at the kids are “thriving,” despite their family’s past. He also told the magazine that Violet and Tyler are active in different school activities, such as basketball and dance lessons.
As for why he believes that Sherri faked her own kidnapping, Keith told People that he and the public may never know the answer. “I’ve accepted that I will never know the truth. No one ever will,” he said.
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini is now streaming on Hulu.
