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Investigators have collected more than 150 trace samples, including fingerprints, bits of DNA and other silent evidence, from the scene of the Louvre heist.
Ever since a daring jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, the internet has turned into a global detective agency — with people everywhere trying to crack the case. Now, a photo of a man at
About 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the gems and heist suspects, said prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation.
The necklace and earrings are among the eight pieces stolen from the Louvre in a brazen heist that took place the morning of Sunday 19. They had been on display in the Galerie d’Apollon, a testament to the efforts of the Friends of the Louvre society to reassemble the collection that had been sold at auction in 1887 in an attempt by the third republic to rid the country of any evidence of its imperial past.
A group of thieves stole jewelry from Paris' Louvre museum. Here's which items they took, according to officials.
Thieves in France pulled off a daring daytime heist Oct. 19 when they stole multiple pieces of priceless jewelry from the Louvre in a matter of minutes about a half hour after the museum opened to the public for the day.
More than $100 million worth of crown jewels was heisted from the Louvre this weekend, but what exactly did the robbers steal?
Just days ago, thieves pulled off a stunning heist at the Louvre in Paris, stealing historic jewelry valued at an estimated 88 million euros. The robbery occurred Sunday when hooded assailants broke through a second-floor window using a stolen movers’ lift before making off with jewels from the royal collection,
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Alert: Nine royal jewels, including priceless pieces of Marie-Louise, stolen from the Louvre Museum
A criminal group broke into the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre Museum in Paris, swiftly stealing nine invaluable pieces from the French Crown Jewels collection