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Louvre Heist: Who Pulled the Strings | Art News
Two thieves who pulled off the jaw-dropping Louvre jewel heist—stealing $88 million in gems in under eight minutes—now claim they were just hired guns by a shadowy sponsor. The suspects say they were misled, thinking they were robbing a jewelry workshop, not the world’s most famous museum. They even admit dropping Empress Eugénie’s crown during their escape and tried to throw off police with a bizarre detour. But the sponsor, who allegedly waited in a parking lot to collect the loot, was furious—claiming they could’ve stolen more and that the getaway was sloppy. The suspects won’t name the…
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