What we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

BBC ^ | 10/19/2025 | BBC News

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Well, the thieves did bother to steal them, so I suppose you are right... ;-)

[wally_bert]

Be on the lookout for Sir Charles Phantom, the notorious Lytton.

[lee martell]

Ah, yes, aka The Juggler; one of David Niven’s most popular roles.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Yeah, look up “paste”. It’s been used for about two hundred years to duplicate real jewels. At a distance of a meter or so, no casual observer knows, or cares. They are only in the tourist spot to experience their moment, and it doesn’t matter if the the thing is real or fake as long as it has been promoted as being real.

(Hmmm, what a great comparison I’ve just made.)

[wally_bert]

I liked Christopher Plummer’s version myself.

[piasa]

No Kings, no need for Crown Jewels, I guess.

Paracord bracelets are in now.

[mythenjoseph]

I’m trying to have SOME concern about this ...but honestly who cares about jewels from Napoleans era. Jewelry has never made any sense to me and I see no realistic value in it except to persons who obtain it for reasons beyond my comprehension. Shelter/food/clothing/plumbing/transportation/cleaning supplies/electricity/law/ and the most important is a relationship to God. Beyond these things jewelry is a burden of adornment and vanity.

[GSWarrior]

Inside job.

[alancarp]

Crazy. You would think they’d have enough cameras and security to make this impossible... maybe in the top 5 on the planet next to the White House or the Vatican.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Great ‘security’ ya got there, Frenchie!

[parmamenian]

Calling Inspector Clouseau!

[SunkenCiv]

• Louvre museum closed after robbery, French official says [10/19/2025]
• Thieves Strike Louvre in Daring Jewel Heist as the World's Most Visited Museum Shuts [10/19/2025]

[Sirius Lee]

The robbery was pure theater carried out by goons hired by the museum itself. The real jewels were taken the night before by a certain Monsieur Lupin. Hawn haw haw...

[Noumenon]

"That's the Crown Jewels!"
"Not anymore!"

[frank ballenger]

Detectives have one lead....

One jewel was named for a unique flaw: when viewed closely, an inclusion inside the diamond resembles a “leaping pink panther”. Pink Panther (1963).

[fso301]

Probably on their way to sit for a long time in a wealthy criminal’s collection, or criminal leader’s collection, or are already being split into smaller pieces and the metals melted down.

[Hot Tabasco]

Probably on their way to sit for a long time in a wealthy criminal’s collection, or criminal leader’s collection,

Either that or all the jewels cannibalized and sold on the open market for whatever the jewels are selling for.

[jocon307]

“Inside job.”

Yeah, I’m thinking this too.

[CapnJack]

Time to call in the professionals ...

[Captain Peter Blood]

Well take your choice of who to solve the crime:

A Paul Drake
B Crockett & Tubbs
C Columbo
D Mannix
E Jim Rockford & Angel
F Lenny Briscoe & Mike Logan
G Peter Gunn
H Inspector Clouseau
I Modesty Blaise
J Philo Vance
K Boston Blackie
L Sam Spade
M Phillip Marlowe
N Richard Diamond
O Matt Helm
P James Bond
Q Holmes & Watson
R Nick & Nora Charles (The Thin Man)
S John McClain NYPD
T Riggs & Murtaugh LAPD
U Napoleon Solo & Illyria from UNCLE
V Herculie Poirot
W Thomas Banacek. of Boston