Sherri Papini case: DNA evidence triggers new questions over 'super mom' kidnapping claim
Sherri Papini
Investigators have released new details in the mysterious case of a young mother in Northern California who vanished for three weeks last year â including the discovery of male DNA on  her  clothing  even though the so-called âsuper momâ claimed  her  kidnappers were women.
 Sherri Papini  disappeared on November 2  2016 while  she  was out for a run near  her  home.
The Shasta County sheriffâs department said that investigators collected male DNA from the clothing that  she  was wearing when  she  was found. Female DNA also was discovered on  Papini âs body. The samples have not been identified.
Days before Papiniâs disappearance  police said  she  was texting with a man in Michigan  and the two tried to meet up while he was in California. Investigators later interviewed the man  and determined he was not involved in  Papini âs disappearance.
The mother of two disappeared in Shasta County  about 215 miles north of San Francisco.  Her  phone  with headphones attached  was found alongside the rural road where  she  lived in the little community of Mountain Gate  north of Redding  according to The Mercury News.  Papini  was found alongside Interstate 5 in Yolo County  about 100 miles from  her  home on Thanksgiving.
The FBI on Wednesday also released sketches of two women who  Papini  said abducted her.
The first woman was described by  Papini  as Hispanic  between 20 and 30 years old  about 5 feet 5 inches tall  with coarse  curly dark hair  thin eyebrows and pierced ears  FBI officials said.
âThis has been an extraordinarily difficult time for our entire family â he said in a written statement Wednesday. âWe ask that the media please respect our need for privacy as  Sherri  continues to heal and we work towards putting our lives back together.â
Papini and  her  husband are believed to still live in Redding  Calif.
âIt has taken time for  Sherri  to recover to a point to be able to provide accurate details to the sketch artist â the Shasta County Sheriffâs Office said in a news release  noting FBI artists are being released 10 months after  her  disappearance because of  Papini âs difficulty in recalling what  her  abductors looked like. âThe sketches then needed to be finalized and approved for release by the FBI.â
 Papini  also told investigators the women were driving a dark-colored SUV with a âlarge rear side window.â
â Sherri  continues to look at photographs of various makes and models of SUVâs in an effort to provide a more detailed description â the sheriffâs office said.
The sheriffâs office also gave additional details on  Papini âs physical condition when  she  was found.
 Her  nose was broken  and  she  was wearing a chain restraint around  her  waist.  Her  blonde hair had been cut to shoulder length  and  she  had a brand burned into  her  right shoulder.
The sheriffâs office added  â Sherri   however  stated  she  had not been sexually assaulted  and there is no physical evidence to indicate otherwise.â
Investigators have released new details in the mysterious case of a young mother in Northern California who vanished for three weeks last year â including the discovery of male DNA on   [TGT]   clothing  even though the so-called âsuper momâ claimed   [TGT]   kidnappers were women.
  [TGT] disappeared on November 2  2016 while   [TGT]   was out for a run near   [TGT]   home.
The Shasta County sheriffâs department said that investigators collected male DNA from the clothing that   [TGT]   was wearing when   [TGT]   was found. Female DNA also was discovered on   [TGT]  âs body. The samples have not been identified.
Days before Papiniâs disappearance  police said  she  was texting with a man in Michigan  and the two tried to meet up while he was in California. Investigators later interviewed the man  and determined he was not involved in   [TGT]  âs disappearance.
The mother of two disappeared in Shasta County  about 215 miles north of San Francisco.  Her  phone  with headphones attached  was found alongside the rural road where  she  lived in the little community of Mountain Gate  north of Redding  according to The Mercury News.   [TGT] was found alongside Interstate 5 in Yolo County  about 100 miles from   [TGT]   home on Thanksgiving.
The FBI on Wednesday also released sketches of two women who   [TGT] said abducted her.
The first woman was described by  Papini  as Hispanic  between 20 and 30 years old  about 5 feet 5 inches tall  with coarse  curly dark hair  thin eyebrows and pierced ears  FBI officials said.
âThis has been an extraordinarily difficult time for our entire family â he said in a written statement Wednesday. âWe ask that the media please respect our need for privacy as  Sherri  continues to heal and we work towards putting our lives back together.â
Papini and  her  husband are believed to still live in Redding  Calif.
âIt has taken time for  Sherri  to recover to a point to be able to provide accurate details to the sketch artist â the Shasta County Sheriffâs Office said in a news release  noting FBI artists are being released 10 months after  her  disappearance because of  Papini âs difficulty in recalling what  her  abductors looked like. âThe sketches then needed to be finalized and approved for release by the FBI.â
 Papini  also told investigators the women were driving a dark-colored SUV with a âlarge rear side window.â
â Sherri  continues to look at photographs of various makes and models of SUVâs in an effort to provide a more detailed description â the sheriffâs office said.
The sheriffâs office also gave additional details on  Papini âs physical condition when  she  was found.
 Her  nose was broken  and  she  was wearing a chain restraint around  her  waist.  Her  blonde hair had been cut to shoulder length  and  she  had a brand burned into  her  right shoulder.
The sheriffâs office added  â Sherri   however  stated  she  had not been sexually assaulted  and there is no physical evidence to indicate otherwise.â