i think there are two reasons for the interest in this story....

1. yeah, i guess some people think she is hot.

2. this is not your typical case of stealing. i think the question of why two young people, at least one of which (kirsch) had / could have basically whatever she wanted is what interests people.

sidenote....i read an article that mentioned her boobs. supposedly when she was in the dorms, her dad mailed her a package that had a breast implant in it. i guess it was supposed to be a symbol of her present for when she returned home for the summer.