In 2022, investigators revealed the entire story was a fabrication. Papini had actually been staying with an ex-boyfriend in Orange County while the nation searched for her.

In 2016, Papini disappeared while on a jog, reappearing 22 days later with injuries and claiming she had been abducted at gunpoint by two women.

Caught in the Lie premieres Monday at 9/8c on ID ... - Facebook