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After two New Jersey homes were robbed of their silver—only their silver—in the same night, the local police got a call from a detective in Greenwich, Connecticut. “I know the guy who’s doing your burglaries.”

The motley gang of L.A. teens that cat-burgled celebrities, sometimes repeatedly, in search of designer clothes, jewelry, and something to do. The story that became The Bling Ring.

Over the last several years, millions of dollars worth of antique rhino horns have been stolen form collections around the world. The only thing more unusual than the crimes is the theory about who is responsible: A handful of families from rural Ireland known as the Rathkeale Rovers.

Dozens of fake identities. More than 1,000 break-ins. A haul of gold, jewelry, and art worth an estimated $40 million. For 16 months, no wealthy Angeleno was safe from Ignacio Del Río.

Magicians, mafiosos, a missing painting and the heist of a lifetime.