Episode 2: The Bling Ring

In Episode 2, Bolton and Grace recap the 2013 movie, The Bling Ring, and discuss the facts of the true crime story that the movie is based on.
Between October 2008 through November 2009, several celebrities living around Hollywood, California were burglarized. Most people were shocked to find out the burglars were teenagers/young adults from a nearby wealthy neighborhood. Nancy Jo Sales covered the story in her March 2010 Vanity Fair article, "The Suspects Wore Louboutins." In writing this article, Sales spoke at length to some of the young suspects, as well as the lead investigator on the case. This article serves as the basis for the 2013 movie, The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola.
Sources:
The Bling Ring (2013)
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