Sherri Papini Had "Message" Branded on Her Skin by a "Very Sick Person," Sheriff Says

UPDATED: Sherri Papini found alive, abductors not yet caught

Sherri Papini, the stay-at-home mom who went missing during a jog in Redding, California, November 2, was branded by her captors, authorities say.

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Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko released some new details to Good Morning AmericaWednesday, November 30, about the markings found on her body, which you can watch in the video above. I would think that was some sort of either an exertion of power and control and/or maybe some type of message that the brand contained, Bosenko said. It is not a symbol, but it was a message.

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As previously reported, the 34-year-old mother of two was missing for 22 days before she was found on the side of a road 150 miles from her hometown on Thanksgiving Day. Although she was chained, she was able to flag down help and has since been reunited with her family.

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Sherris husband, Keith Papini, released a statement to GMA on November 29 with horrific details about her condition, including the intense physical agony and severe mental torture his wife suffered during the abduction. Her now emaciated body of 87 pounds was covered in multicolored bruises, severe burns, red rashes and chain markings, he said. "Her signature long blonde hair had been chopped off. She has been branded."

Bosenko also talked to GMA about the type of person who would have committed such terrible acts. Obviously, a very sick person who may have wanted to not only cut [her hair] off to change her physical appearance, but also as to humiliate them, wear her down, he said.

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Authorities are searching for two armed Hispanic women driving an SUV. Investigators met with Sherri for a third time yesterday in hopes that she can offer more clues about her abductors.

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California Mom Sherri Papini Reveals Details of Her Alleged Female Kidnappers to Police

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Sherri Papini, the California mom who mysteriously vanished in early November before being found allegedly beaten but alive along a rural road on Thanksgiving Day, is offering new details about the two Hispanic women who allegedly abducted her.

During a series of interviews this week with investigators, Papini told them that one of the women had long curly hair, thin eyebrows and pierced ears. The other woman, who was older, had straight black hair with gray and thick eyebrows. Both of the women allegedly spoke in Spanish the majority of the time.

There is a lot still unknown about her assailants, said Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. Bosenko said Papinis alleged abductors had sometimes covered her face and had concealed their faces as well during her three-week ordeal.

Sherry did her best in providing the descriptions but was not able to provide a detailed description because of the assailants covering their faces, Bosenko said.

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Papini, he said, was cooperative and courageous during the intense interviews with investigators. Police also showed Papini video surveillance footage of SUVs seen in the area around the time of her abduction, but none of the vehicles were a match, said Bosenko.

Papini was allegedly kidnapped while out for a jog on Nov. 2. She was found around 4:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Day in Yolo County about 150 miles south of her Redding home, where she was last seen.

Papinis husband, Keith, described the horrific condition she was in the first time he saw her after her release by her captors.

My first sight was my wife in a hospital bed. Her face covered in bruises ranging from yellow to black because of her repeated beatings. The bridge of her nose broken, Keith Papini wrote in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. She has been branded and I could feel the rise of her scabs under my fingers.

He added that Papini weighed only 87 lbs. and her long, blonde hair had been chopped off. He wrote that Sherri had been thrown from a vehicle with a chain around her waist which was also attached to her wrists and a bag over her head.

On Wednesday, Bosenko confirmed that Papini was branded but would not provide any details about what the brand looked like or where it was placed on her body.

Bosenko told PEOPLE that the motive behind the alleged kidnapping is still unclear.

We dont know what the motive or the reason for the abduction was, he says. We dont know if this was a targeted abduction or a random abduction or [if] she was the specific target. We dont have the reason as of yet of why she was abducted. We dont have details on where she was being held during this period of time.

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Sherri Papini was branded and her hair was cut off to "wear her down," Shasta County sheriff says

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The abductors of Redding mother Sherri Papini may have branded her and cut off her hair while holding her captive to send a message and humiliate her, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko told Good Morning America on Wednesday.

I would think that was some sort of either an exertion of power and control and/or maybe some type of message that the brand contained, Bosenko said. It is not a symbol, but it was a message.

Bosenko declined to elaborate on the brands appearance. Papinis blond hair was cut, Bosenko said, because her captor or captors were very sick and may have wanted to not only cut it off not to change her physical appearance but also as to humiliate to wear her down.

Papini was found on the side of a road beaten, chained, with a bag over her head and weighing only 87 pounds Thanksgiving morning, her husband said in a statement released Tuesday.

"Nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see upon my arrival at the hospital, nor the details of the true h**l I was about to hear," Keith Papini wrote. "My first sight was my wife in a hospital bed, her face covered in bruises ranging from yellow to black because of repeated beatings, the bridge of her nose broken."

In the statement to Good Morning America, the husband also rejected Internet speculation that Sherri was not actually kidnapped.

"We are not going to allow those people to take away our spirit, love, or rejoice in our girl found alive and home where she belongs," he wrote. "I understand people want the story, pictures, proof that this was not some sort of hoax, plan to gain money, or some fabricated race war. I do not see a purpose in addressing each preposterous lie."

Authorities investigating the case have also said they have no reason to disbelieve her story.

Detectives were delving into the victims past as they tried to piece together details of the bizarre episode.

The 34-year-old woman was found bound by restraints along Interstate 5 in Yolo County. Officials were called about 4:30 a.m. after Papini flagged down a motorist. The mother of two was treated for injuries and reunited with her husband.

Officials said they were not aware of a motive for the apparent kidnapping. Bosenko also said it was not clear whether Papini knew her abductors.

Before Papini was found, police had filed about 20 search warrants in court related to the investigation. Many were filed under seal, the Sacramento Bee reported. ABC reported that detectives were also looking through Papinis computer records, investigating past relationships and seeking video surveillance camera footage that might offer clues.

Papini disappeared Nov. 2 while she was out for a jog in the small town of Mountain Gate in Shasta County.

Her husband reported her missing after he came home from work and found that she hadnt picked up their children from daycare. Her cellphone and headphones were found near where she had last been seen, about a mile from her home, investigators said.

Her disappearance made national news, and the community launched an aggressive manhunt to find her. Her story was shared on social media and volunteer searches were launched.

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Staff writer Esmeralda Bermudezcontributed to this report.

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