Overview

• Didier Dubreucq died of lung cancer on June 26, 2025, aged 69, French officials reported.
• He was sentenced in May to seven years in prison for his role in the October 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian at her Paris hotel.
• Dubreucq, nicknamed “Blue Eyes,” was accused of entering Kardashian’s room at gunpoint while a gang stole £8.5 million in jewelry.
• Throughout the trial, he maintained his innocence, writing in a court-read letter that he never participated in the theft.
• The trial was postponed for years due to the prioritization of terrorism cases and concerns about Paris’s image ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games.