2 suspects arrested in Louvre Museum jewel heist
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NBC Boston spoke to an art theft expert who is also the director of security and chief investigator at the Gardner Museum about the logistics of this heist at the Louvre and what the thieves might be planning to do with the crown jewels. The plot was carried out just 30 minutes after the Louvre opened on Sunday morning.
One suspect was arrested in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport as he was preparing to leave the country, French authorities said.
In a past life, Frank Brostrom was an FBI special agent assigned to their Art Theft unit in St. Louis. He says museums often monitor for suspicious activity or pre-planning, which is why the case at the Louvre is so baffling.
A “pre-preview” of Art Basel Paris this week drew some of the world’s wealthiest art collectors. Dealers were hoping to shed some of the recent gloom that the art market has faced.
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Louvre robbery evokes notorious "Pink Panther" gang that stole $500 million worth of art, jewels
The thieves who stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre are reviving memories of an audacious gang that stole $500 million in valuables in a series of daring heists that took place over nearly two decades.
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Famous American art thief Myles Connor reacts to Louvre Museum heist: 'They will be vilified'
Myles Connor walked into the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and walked out with a Rembrandt painting in the 1980s.
Christopher A. Marinello, CEO and founder of Art Recovery International, joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the shocking Louvre heist.
The theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre in daylight has sent shockwaves through France, but the country is far from the first to be stung by art thieves.
It only took seven minutes to bring the world’s largest museum to its knees. The thieves had set up a truck on the periphery of the museum. It went unnoticed because trucks and their appendages are common sights in Paris.
A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s Crown Jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound