Between October 2008 and August 2009, a group of privileged teens from the L.A. suburbs regularly burglarized the homes of Hollywood celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and The Hill's Audrina Partridge. Allegedly led by the 19-year-old insatiable clotheshorse Rachel Lee, the so-called "Bling Ring" stole over $3 million in clothing, jewelry, and artwork. Though the story has been tabloid fodder for months, V.F.'s own Nancy Jo Sales was able to dig deeper to get exclusive interviews with suspects Nick Prugo, who has become the State's star informant, and Alexis Neiers, whose court drama has been filmed by E! for an upcoming reality show. Nancy Jo's story, "The Suspects Wore Louboutins," appears in V.F.'s March issue. Here, she talks to VF Daily about getting to the bottom of the Bling Ring and dishes a few juicy anecdotes that didn't make it into the piece.{
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