Lily Collins recovers stolen engagement ring, but recovery details remain unclear
Saturday at 9: 00 a. m. ET, lily collins confirmed she has recovered her engagement ring three years after it was stolen, sharing a photo of the ring on Instagram Stories. What remains unresolved is how the ring moved from a West Hollywood hotel spa theft to a Chicago jeweler, and whether any official investigative outcome will follow.
Lily Collins confirms the ring is back after a West Hollywood theft
lily collins posted a selfie showing the ring on her finger and wrote that having it back “means SO much to us, ” adding she was “still speechless” that it had returned. The ring is described as a one-of-a-kind rose-cut diamond designed by Irene Neuwirth and valued at more than $80, 000.
The theft itself is also clearly described: in May 2023, the engagement ring, her wedding band, and electronic devices were taken from her locker inside the spa at The West Hollywood EDITION hotel. The case was investigated at the time by the Los Angeles County Sheriff, but the effort did not produce a recovery then.
Still, the newly confirmed development is straightforward: the ring has been returned to Collins and she publicly credited a specific business for that outcome—Joe the Jeweler in downtown Chicago.
Joe the Jeweler describes a trade-show purchase, but key chain-of-custody facts stay unconfirmed
The owner of Joe the Jeweler said he bought the ring recently at a trade show and later realized it belonged to Collins. He described sending it back and said it was special to get the “heirloom back in their possession. ” Collins also thanked the store owners on social media for returning it.
Yet several material details remain unconfirmed as of Saturday at 9: 00 a. m. ET. Collins did not share “solid details” about how the ring was recovered beyond crediting the Chicago jeweler. The available information does not confirm who possessed the ring between the May 2023 theft and the jeweler’s purchase, where the trade show was held, or how identification of the ring as Collins’ property was established beyond the jeweler later recognizing it.
There is also no confirmed public detail in the provided coverage about whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigation has been reopened, updated, or closed following the ring’s return. For now, the ring’s reappearance is confirmed; the full route it took is not.
Los Angeles County Sheriff actions and any case update will clarify what happens next
The observable event that would clarify the remaining uncertainty is an official update tied to the Los Angeles County Sheriff investigation into the May 2023 theft at The West Hollywood EDITION hotel spa. Any statement confirming the status of the case—such as whether investigators have identified a suspect, recovered the other stolen items, or determined how the ring traveled to the secondary market—would resolve the biggest unanswered questions left by the social media posts and the jeweler’s account.
Separately, additional confirmed details from Collins about the recovery process would narrow what is currently unknown. As of Saturday at 9: 00 a. m. ET, however, the only confirmed specifics are that the ring was stolen from a spa locker in West Hollywood in May 2023, later purchased at a trade show by Joe the Jeweler, and then returned after the jeweler realized it belonged to Collins.
Collins’ personal timeline around the ring is also confirmed in the coverage: she announced her engagement to writer-director Charlie McDowell in September 2020 during a trip to Mexico, and they married in September 2021 in Dunton Hot Springs, Colorado. The couple has one daughter, Tove Jane McDowell.
The next confirmed development that would move the story is any official communication from the Los Angeles County Sheriff about the May 2023 theft investigation. If the Sheriff’s department confirms a case update, additional recoveries or enforcement action are expected to follow on a department timeline that has not been publicly specified in the provided coverage.
