Thieves Strike The Louvre Museum In Bold Daylight Heist
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Less than a month after a daring heist at the National Museum of Natural History, another museum in France has been robbed. On October 19, 2025, four thieves stole nine pieces of France's crown jewels from the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum. Unlike the previous theft, this one took place in broad daylight.
The heist began shortly after the museum opened at 9:30 AM. The thieves used a mechanical lift, a device generally used for moving furniture into Paris apartments, to reach the second floor. They then cut through a window using special tools.
Once inside the museum, the masked robbers used angle grinders to threaten museum staff and smash two display cases holding the jewels. The stolen items included a necklace and a pair of earrings that once belonged to Marie-Louise. She was the second wife of French Emperor Napoleon I. Also taken were a necklace, earrings, and a tiara owned by Queen Marie-Amélie, the last queen of France. A brooch, a bodice bow, and a crown from the collection of Empress Eugénie, wife of Emperor Napoleon III, were also stolen. The entire heist lasted just seven minutes.
As they fled on scooters, the thieves inadvertently dropped a few items. Among them was Empress Eugénie’s crown. It was later found broken near the museum.
Experts say the stolen pieces are too unique to be sold as complete items. They believe the thieves will melt down the metal and sell the gemstones individually. This means officials might have less than a week to find the historic jewels before they are lost forever.
This is not the first robbery at the Louvre. In 1911, a handyman stole a then-little-known painting called the Mona Lisa. It was recovered two years later when the thief tried to sell it. That heist helped transform the painting into one of the world’s most famous artworks.
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49 Comments
laurelai10024 monthsWhy didn't they catch them yet?!
gycujobadyveabout 2 monthsI don't know
isabelle1664 monthsNo, they need airtags on the art and jewels so they can track them down!
chuchu818954 monthsAir tags can be easily found, and have their battery removed
crazychristine11 daysMy little sis found an air tag once in her backpack and I think she threw it out the window. Air tags are not going to help if they can be found easily.
- messipromax104 monthsNot fair
dusesuvufapo4 monthsTHEY NEED BETTER SECURITY# come on- crazychristine4 monthsFirst gold and now jewels. The thieves are really smart. The security needs to get better or be fired.
852128sophie4 monthsWhy are there so many heists in France?
cyzahusewopi8 daysbecause lourve is REALLY famous an its in france
- dowevezozypa4 monthsThat was crazy
- gms32244 monthsthose dudes are slick
- david3314 monthssure
- vagezykaketa4 monthsAt least the Mona Lisa didn't get stolen!!
- sahavowucuvi4 monthsYou'll now if they sell it they'll be caught.
ilovehenrydsaf3 monthsIf they sell the gems individually, it'll be harder to spot because hundreds of gems are being sold all the time. How can you tell if a specific ruby is from a crown when a dozen or so other rubies are being sold in the same place?- vagezykaketa4 monthsOh yeah, you're right. That's what I was thinking when I watched the footgate
