Regina Blackshear on Getting Caught After Stealing $19M from Jewelry Stores (Part 3)

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Regina Blackshear reveals her daring crime spree in the early ’90s, where she stole over $19 million worth of luxury goods, including mink and lynx fur coats from high-end stores. Starting at 21, while on parole, she learned the trade from a friend who had master keys to stores’ locks. Using tricks like wearing tight girdles to conceal up to three bulky coats at once, Blackshear and her crew could walk out undetected. She explains that these fur coats, some worth $100,000 then (equivalent to $200,000+ today), were typically fenced for half their retail value. By 1994, she had stolen over a million dollars’ worth of furs, funding a lavish lifestyle with designer clothes, parties, and even a $16,000 chandelier. Blackshear recounts her capture after being caught with stolen coats, leading to jail time but offering insight into the high-stakes world of luxury theft.