Doris Payne

Doris Payne
Born	1930 (age 80–81)
Charge(s)	Theft
Conviction(s)	Theft (January 2011)
Penalty	5 years imprisonment

Doris Payne (born 1930 in Slab Fork, West Virginia) is one of the world's most notorious jewel thieves.

Her modus operandi was to enter jewelry stores posing as a well-to-do woman, typically looking for a diamond ring. Using her natural grace and charm, she would engage the clerk, asking to see an assortment of items. Eventually, she would "cause the clerk to forget" just how many items were outside the case, and at some point she would leave with one or two pieces.

History

Her career spanned five decades, states, and even countries. She was arrested many times, but was generally more successful than not.^[1]

A feature length motion picture is currently being planned about her life, starring Halle Berry as Payne. The motion picture to be written and produced by veteran TV writer, Eunetta T. Boone in association with Jason Felts (Virgin Produced/Relativity Media). A documentary about her life - "Doris Payne: No Apologies" - is also being produced by Matthew Pond & Kirk Marcolina of Treehouse Moving Images LLC.

On Friday, January 22, 2010 Payne was arrested in Costa Mesa, California for removing the tags from a $1,300 Burberry trench coat from a Saks Fifth Avenue store and subsequently leaving the store with the coat.^[2] In January 2011, at the age of 80, Doris was sentenced in a San Diego court to 5 years for stealing a 1 carat diamond ring.

References

1. ^ Wagner, Angie "75-year-old jewel thief looks back" Nov 20, 2005. MSNBC.com Accessed July 26, 2008.
2. ^ Blankstein, Andrew. "International thief is arrested at South Coast Plaza ", The Los Angeles Times. Jan 27, 2010.

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Persondata
Name	Payne, Dorris
Alternative names
Short description	International Jewel Thief
Date of birth	10 October 1930
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