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Prosecutor has ‘small hope’ of recovering Louvre jewels thanks to gear left by thieves

French investigators are analysing DNA samples and fingerprints on tools and other items found at the scene

The Guardian - UK

You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?

The high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct 19, 2025, played out like a scene from a Hollywood movie: a gang of thieves steal an assortment of dazzling royal jewels on display at one of the world’s most famous museums.

The Conversation

Why a German freight lift has become the viral star of Louvre heist

German makers of lift used by Louvre thieves to escape have seized on their newfound social media fame

The Independent UK

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DNA leads and video trail drive search for stolen Louvre crown jewels

French police have gathered more than 150 DNA samples and fingerprints in the hunt for the thieves behind a daring daylight raid on the Louvre that saw eight royal jewels worth €88 million stolen.

Radio France Internationale

How the Louvre jewel robbery gave a German ladder firm a golden lift

German lift manufacturer, Böcker, turned to social media when they spotted their ladder used in the Louvre theft. In a post, the firm said: "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min — quiet as a whisper."

Euronews

Afternoon Update: likely source of ‘poo balls’ revealed; video emerges of Louvre heist; and our nerdiest quiz

Partly redacted scientific report points to a combination of heavy rain and a buildup of fats, oils and greases as the likely cause of fatbergs

The Guardian - AU

Louvre thieves’ slow-motion getaway using furniture lift was caught on video

Footage showing two men appears to have been filmed from nearby window in museum

The Guardian - UK

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Louvre thieves filmed making painfully slow getaway after whirlwind crown jewels heist

Police are continuing to search for the gang of thieves who broke into the Parisian museum using chainsaws and stole priceless jewellery

The Independent UK

‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist

After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity

The Guardian - UK

America’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief Blasts Louvre Robbers, Reveals Disturbing Smuggling Trick

Larry Lawton said the Louvre robbers may have smuggled the goods by shoving them up their body’s backdoor. He claimed he once hid a knife this way.

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Louvre director acknowledges ‘terrible failure’ after €88m jewel heist

Laurence des Cars questioned by senators about daring daytime break-in at Paris museum

The Guardian - UK

Louvre heist timeline: How thieves stole €88m of jewellery in under eight minutes

Thieves spent only four minutes inside the Paris museum – but managed to steal over $100 million worth of crown jewels

The Independent UK

The Louvre’s new must-see? The broken window smashed by thieves in €88m jewel heist

Visitors flock to visit Paris museum as it reopens, but some are more interested in evidence of Sunday’s dramatic robbery than the art works inside

The Guardian - UK

The Louvre Lost Valuable Items In A Heist, So Here Are The 15 Funniest Memes

“They stole a crown, left a 140-carat diamond… thieves clearly have taste!!!!!”

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The Louvre Just Got Hit By a Mega Jewel Heist, and I Swear I've Seen This Movie Before

What experts say are a highly experienced quartet of thieves went in a museum window, then fled the scene on Yamaha TMAX scooters, and I swear I'm not making this up.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre reopens as senators prepare to grill museum chief over jewel heist

The Louvre reopened to visitors on Wednesday, three days after thieves pulled off a spectacular jewel heist worth €88 million.

The Independent UK

The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took French crown jewels in daylight heist

The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning, three days after thieves forced open a window and stole French crown jewels in a daring, daylight raid on the musuem

Euronews

Louvre reopens as Paris prosecutor reveals stolen jewels worth an estimated €88 million

The Paris Louvre reopens on Wednesday after the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world. Its director Laurence des Cars is facing questions from a parliamentary culture committee scrutinising security failures.

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The Conversation

What will happen to the Louvre jewellery after the heist? There are two likely scenarios

The spectacular heist of jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris has many people wondering how a theft like this could occur in broad daylight and what might happen to the items that were stolen from the museum.

Evening Standard

Jewels stolen from Louvre worth estimated £76 million, according to French prosecutor as manhunt continues

Masked men broke into the museum in Paris on Sunday and plucked the Napoleonic items during the raid

The Independent UK

The Louvre has reopened. Now it is a race against time for authorities and the brazen thieves

Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre

The Guardian - UK

Louvre heist losses put at almost €90m as museum’s head prepares to face senators

Police continue to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery targeting France’s crown jewels

Euronews

Gone in 240 seconds: France's race against time to recover stolen crown jewels

Dominique Buffin, the head of security at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum, is facing calls to resign as the hunt continues for the gang of four thieves who carried out what's been dubbed the 'heist of the decade'.

The Independent UK

France’s Culture Minister gives fresh update on brazen Louvre heist

France's Culture Minister has responded to criticism of the Louvre's security after the dramatic heist

Radio France Internationale

Woman arrested following September gold theft at Paris museum

A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the September theft of gold worth more than €1.5 million from the Natural History Museum in Paris, one of several recent break-ins targeting high-profile French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

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