Sherri Papini Is Lucky to Be Alive, Expert Claims: Report

Sherri Papini Is Lucky to Be Alive, Expert Claims: Report
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Sherri Papini, the 34-year-old California mother of two who was abducted in November, should consider herself lucky, said a serial killer profiler.

John Kelly, the president and founder of S.T.A.L.K. Inc. told People magazine last week that he’s not convinced that two armed Hispanic women abducted Papini for three weeks before her eventual discovery on Thanksgiving Day. According to police, Papini said she was abducted by the women, although police have not disclosed a motive.

The case bears similarities of crimes committed by “serial rapists”—or even serial killers. Papini’s case has “has serial rapist, serial killer all over it,” he elaborated.

The perpetrator—or perpetrators—left Papini “scared to death of these people,” who may have threatened the young mother into lying about her kidnapper’s identity. “This is a sadistic situation, and she somehow was able to convince them to let her go,” Kelly told the magazine.

“She somehow got them to believe she would not squeal on them,” he added.

“It’s only by an act of God that they let her go. I have a hard time understanding that as sadistic as these [people] are—and I’ve hunted many of them—would let someone live.”

A section of road along County Road 17 from the Interstate 5 overpass in Redding, Calif., shown on Nov. 25, 2016, is where Sherry Papini, a 34-year-old wife and mother was found on Thanksgiving Day. (Andreas Fuhrmann/Record Searchlight via AP)
A section of road along County Road 17 from the Interstate 5 overpass in Redding, Calif., shown on Nov. 25, 2016, is where Sherry Papini, a 34-year-old wife and mother was found on Thanksgiving Day. Andreas Fuhrmann/Record Searchlight via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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