Louvre, Crown Jewels and Natural History Museum

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Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum might end up
Just days after a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, speculation is growing around where the lavish, stolen jewels that once adorned France's royals might end up. A handful of experts warn that the artifacts valued at more than $100 million (88 million euros) could soon — if not already — be melted or broken into parts.

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$102M in jewels taken in Louvre heist, as museum director summoned by lawmakers
Why the Louvre heist doesn’t surprise museum security experts
Louvre thieves left trail of DNA samples on helmet, gloves
Jewels worth over $100 million were stolen from the Louvre in a brazen daylight heist.

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Paris Louvre Heist: €88 Million Crown Jewels Stolen in Broad Daylight | Thieves Caught on Camera
Louvre robbery: 150 DNA traces left behind that could catch seven-minute heist gang
Regent, Secret Agent? Heist, Curse And The Indian Diamond Thieves In France Didn't Touch
Despite the scale of the theft, investigators were struck by what the burglars did not take- the Regent Diamond, one of France’s most valuable gems, estimated at $60 million.

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We failed to protect jewels from 'brutal' criminals, Louvre director says after heist
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Louvre Jewel Heist: Thieves Caught on Camera Escaping Calmly With $102 Million Loot

A Louvre Expert Explains That the “Egos” Who Built the Museum Also Made It Susceptible to a Heist

Elaine Sciolino, former Paris bureau chief for the ‘The New York Times,’ discusses the painful irony at the heart of Sunday’s grand theft.

Louvre robbery latest chapter in high-profile museum heist history: 5 famous capers

Museum heists, particularly ones involving historic and valuable items, have shocked the world and inspired mystery and suspicion for more than a century.

The Louvre reopens as museum director set to testify before French Senate

Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, is set to testify about the heist before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee on Oct. 22.

Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing jewelry of "inestimable heritage and historical value" in brazen heist

Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.

Thieves steal Napoleonic crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, thieves smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

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 88 million euros. The robbery occurred Sunday when hooded assailants broke through a second-floor window using a stolen movers’ lift before making off with jewels from the royal collection,

Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist, RTL reports

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.

Louvre Museum robbery takes a mysterious turn: Fedora-wearing ‘detective’ steals the spotlight online. Internet is obsessed with him

A daring daylight jewelry heist at the Louvre has left authorities baffled, with 100 detectives investigating the €88 million theft. While the public fixated on a stylish passerby, mistakenly identified as a detective,
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