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Interrogation of California kidnap hoax suspect released; Sherri Papini breaks down

REDDING, Calif. - The Shasta County Sheriff has released video recording of their interrogation of Sherri Papini of Redding, who was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for faking her kidnappings so that she could be with an ex-boyfriend in Southern California. In the video, investigators told Papini they knew she hadn't been abducted because all DNA evidence was from her and the ex-boyfriend – not the two Hispanic women she falsely claimed were responsible for taking her while she was out for a job.The ex, James Reyes, submitted to a lie detector test, where he confessed to what happened.As they question her on Aug. 13, 2020, she breaks down in tears. The conversation went like this: Detective: He passed the polygraph test, Sherri.Papini: No. Detective: If that's not what happened, then what did happen, Sherri?Papini: I don't know.

There's no way it's James. There's no way.

There's no way. (She breaks down in tears) Detective: The DNA doesn't lie.

His DNA was on you.Papini: There's no way.At one point later in the interview, Papini seems to cave. "Why did I do that?" she sobs.Detective: We're trying to understand why you did that too. We're trying to understand all of it.Shortly before the video ends, Papini mumbles: "I'm horrible."The interrogation was to find out what really happened to Papini, a mother of two who disappeared during three weeks in 2016, only to resurface on Thanksgiving Day that year. Passersby found her with bindings on her body, a swollen nose, a blurred "brand" on her right shoulder, bruises and rashes across her body, ligature marks on her wrists and ankles, and burns on her left forearm. All of the injuries were self-inflicted and were designed to substantiate her fake story that two

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Interrogation of California kidnap hoax suspect released; Sherri Papini breaks down

REDDING, Calif. - The Shasta County Sheriff has released video recording of their interrogation of Sherri Papini of Redding, who was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for faking her kidnappings so that she could be with an ex-boyfriend in Southern California. In the video, investigators told Papini they knew she hadn't been abducted because all DNA evidence was from her and the ex-boyfriend – not the two Hispanic women she falsely claimed were responsible for taking her while she was out for a job.The ex, James Reyes, submitted to a lie detector test, where he confessed to what happened.As they question her on Aug. 13, 2020, she breaks down in tears. The conversation went like this: Detective: He passed the polygraph test, Sherri.Papini: No. Detective: If that's not what happened, then what did happen, Sherri?Papini: I don't know.

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California man arrested for child porn after wife found hidden camera, turned him in

Ryan Rovito, 34, was arrested for possession of more than 900 child pornography images after his wife found a hidden camera in their home. (Redding Police Department) A California man was arrested for allegedly possessing more than 900 child pornography images after his wife found a hidden camera in their home and contacted authorities.Ryan Rovito, 34, was confronted by his wife on March 8 after she discovered the camera in their home's guest bathroom, according to the Redding Police Department.

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Northern California man pleads guilty to taking 2 baby bears from their den

This undated photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows two rescued bear cubs. California wildlife officials say a Northern California man who admitted to taking the two bear cubs from their den in 2019 and notified offici SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Northern California man who admitted to taking two bear cubs from their den and notified officials after he was unable to care for them pleaded guilty to possession of a prohibited species, wildlife officials said.Cody Dylon Setzer, 29, and a co-worker who has not been identified and cooperated with authorities took the month-old bears from their den in a tree that had fallen across a forest road, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.Setzer contacted wildlife officers on March 9, 2019, and told them he had found the baby bears along Highway 263 north of Yreka in Siskiyou County, the department said.But wildlife officers became suspicious of his story after they went out to the site and found no bear tracks or habitat."Bear cubs are 100% dependent upon the sow and if they had been wondering on their own they wouldn’t have survived," said Capt.

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Hiker allegedly boiling bear urine to drink started Fawn Fire

accused of arson for a wildfire in Northern California said she was trying to boil bear urine to drink before the fire started, authorities claim.The unusual and unappetizing explanation about the events preceding the Fawn Fire in Shasta County emerged in court documents this week.Alexandra Souverneva, 30, from Palo Alto, allegedly admitted that she was trying to relieve her thirst when she found a puddle that contained the animal bodily liquid.

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As virus slams rural California, many still pan restrictions

REDDING, Calif. – Brenda Luntey is openly violating California’s order to close her restaurant to indoor dining. But she wants her customers and critics to know she isn't typically a rule-breaker.

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Utility tells state equipment might have caused deadly fire

SAN JOSE, Calif. – California's largest utility company said its equipment might have caused a fatal wildfire last month in a county in the northern part of the state, the Mercury News reported Saturday. Investigators for the state have seized some of Pacific Gas & Electric's gear in connection with the blaze, known as the Zogg fire, the company told state regulators.

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