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BBC Documentary Reveals Surveillance Tactics Behind 2016 Kim Kardashian Heist

A Chief Inspector describes how Belgian police followed suspects through Antwerp venues to uncover the network that led to eight convictions.

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Overview

  • The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist premiered on BBC Three and iPlayer on June 25 with never-before-seen investigative insights.
  • Michael Sleeckx recounts tailing suspects Marceau Baum-Gertner, Aomar Aït Khedache and Christiane Glotin from a McDonald’s in Antwerp to a stolen-goods hotspot.
  • Investigators observed a known money launderer exchange a full backpack in a nearby garage within seconds of meeting the jeweller.
  • Last month’s trial in Paris resulted in convictions for eight members of the ‘grandpa robbers’ ring responsible for the gunpoint raid.
  • Friends of the family attest that Kris Jenner remained deeply shaken by the ordeal and has since enhanced her personal security.