The great Barbie heist: 36 vintage dolls snatched from Calgary collector

Scarlett O'Hara, Lucille Balland Marilyn Monroe have all gone missing from Brandi Boothman'sBarbie collection.

She'd been keeping them in storage at her Aspen Woods condo, but last week she found her storage locker forced open and all 36 dolls gone.

Boothman had been collecting different versions of the iconic doll for thirty years.

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"I have absolutely no idea why I was targeted, but it must have been someone who realizes they were worth something because that was all they took," she said Monday morning on the Calgary Eyeopener.

All the dolls were in their original boxes and included some rare editions, including a Gone With The Wind collection.

The Barbies had come from all over the world, including dolls from Australia and India.

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"In mid-December I was attempting to make more space at home and thought perhaps I'll pack them up," she said.

"My plan was hopefully to give them to someone I knew who had a little girl, to pass them down."

The dolls are worth between $2,000 and $2,500 but Boothman says it's the emotional connection that is more valuable to her.

"It was a hobby, something we did together me and my Mom something beautiful that I loved as a child."

Boothman says Calgary police have been informed and she's been overwhelmed by the huge response on social media after she posted about the theft onFacebook, resulting inhundreds ofshares and offers of help.

With files from the Calgary Eyeopener