Bling Ring
Group of convicted thieves in Calabasas, California, in the late 2000s
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- The Bling Ring (also known as Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch , The Burglar Bunch , and the Hollywood Hills Burglars ) was a group of seven teenagers and young adults based in and around Calabasas, California, convicted of multiple thefts.
- Their activities resulted in the theft of about $3 million in cash and belongings.
- Bling Ring members Rachel Lee Lee lived in Calabasas, California with her mother.
- She was expelled from Calabasas High School and later attended Indian Hills High School, an alternative school that awarded her a creative arts scholarship upon graduating.
- According to fellow burglar Nick Prugo, Lee was obsessed with reality television.
The Bling Ring (also known as Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, The Burglar Bunch, and the Hollywood Hills Burglars) was a group of seven teenagers and young adults based in and around Calabasas, California, convicted of multiple thefts.
They broke into the homes of several high-profile celebrities over a period believed to have been between October 2008 through August 2009. Their activities resulted in the theft of about $3 million in cash and belongings. Much of the stolen property belonged to socialite Paris Hilton, whose house was broken into several times, though over fifty homes were reportedly targeted.
Bling Ring members
Rachel Lee
Lee lived in Calabasas, California with her mother. She has mentioned she had the smallest house in her neighborhood and was ashamed of her Korean heritage and struggled to make friends. She was expelled from Calabasas High School and later attended Indian Hills High School, an alternative school that awarded her a creative arts scholarship upon graduating. A year later, she was fined and put on probation for petty theft after she and Diana Tamayo stole $85 of merchandise from a Sephora cosmetics store. According to fellow burglar Nick Prugo, Lee was obsessed with reality television. She also struggled with Xanax addiction. Toward the end of the crime spree, Lee moved to Las Vegas to live with her father. Rachel was sentenced to four years in prison, and was released after 16 months.
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