265:(2013), in which Payne describes in detail many of her crimes, from the earliest thefts in her youth, up to her arrest in 2011, at age 80, for stealing a diamond ring from a Macy's department store. The trial for this crime is chronicled in the documentary, and her last interview in the film takes place in prison, as she was convicted of the crime. Updates during the credits, however, inform the audience that she had since been released, only to commit, and be convicted of, another jewelry theft soon after at age 83.
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obtained a copy of an email sent to all area jewelers regarding the alleged crime and alerting them to be on the lookout. An arrest warrant was issued for Payne in August 2015, by the
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charges. On July 17, 2017 she was arrested for stealing $ 86.22 worth of merchandise from an
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