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The Story Behind the 140-Carat Diamond That Survived the Louvre Heist—and Its Mythic Curse

Thieves didn’t take the 140-carat Regent Diamond during the Louvre museum heist. Here’s the story behind the supposedly ...

America’s most infamous jewel thief slams Louvre robbers as ‘idiots’ — and reveals shocking way they could have smuggled gems out of Paris

Loot in the booty? The thieves who fleeced $102 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum may have hidden the precious ...

Louvre museum heist becomes trend, memes on social media platforms

Just days ago, thieves pulled off a stunning heist at the Louvre in Paris, stealing historic jewelry valued at an estimated ...
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The $1.7 Million Bow Brooch With Over 2,000 Diamonds Stolen From the Louvre Has a Secret Connection to 'The Gilded Age'

Empress Eugénie's diamond bow brooch was one of the eight pieces stolen in the $100 million Louvre Jewel heist on October 19.

Can France retrieve its priceless crown jewels - or is it too late?

French police are desperate to retrieve priceless jewels stolen from the Louvre in a brazen daylight robbery, but experts ...

See What Was Taken in the Louvre Heist

Other items in the Louvre that belonged to the Empress are diamond brooches, among them this piece from 1855. It is called a ...

Louvre Robbery: How Thieves Carried Out An Audacious Heist of ‘Priceless’ Napoleonic Jewels

It took seven minutes for thieves to execute a brazen daylight heist at the famed Louvre museum. Here's how they did it ...