41 Little-Known Facts About The Bling Ring Burglaries
2. In their very first celebrity robbery Nick Prugo and Rachel Lee targeted Paris Hilton because they thought she was “dumb.” Arriving at her house they discovered a key underneath the doormat, which was unnecessary as the house was unlocked.
3. Nick Prugo found $1,800 in crumpled bills at the bottom of Paris Hilton’s handbags.
5. The kids were so good at burglarizing that they found a hiding place in Orlando Bloom’s wall filled with Rolexes. He assumed only someone who knew the secret compartment was there would be able to locate it and suspected his housekeeper and friends.
7. Alexis Neiers used to hang out with Leonardo DiCaprio.
14. Nick Prugo and Paris Hilton are the same shoe size. He allegedly put her designer shoes on and did a victory dance while in her home.
20. Apparently the gang was not interested in robbing Jessica Simpson because her purses weren’t real leather.
21. It took Paris Hilton two months to realize she’d been robbed. The loss was estimated at $2 million.
22. Rachel Lee carried the key she found at Paris Hilton’s on her own key ring.
28. Brett Goodkin said Rachel Lee tried to mislead police by circulating rumors online that Nick Prugo was working on Lindsay Lohan’s TV movie, an attempt to make people believe the robberies were an inside job.
31. Courtney Ames went to court wearing Lindsay Lohan’s stolen rosary necklace.
33. Paris Hilton was also considered a good target for burglary because “she didn’t really contribute to society.”
36. Each of the victims had been on the cover of Maxim.
2. In their very first celebrity robbery Nick Prugo and Rachel Lee targeted Paris Hilton because they thought she was “dumb.” Arriving at her house they discovered a key underneath the doormat, which was unnecessary as the house was unlocked.
