Overview
- Chris Dennis, known as La Voix, previously disclosed that he unknowingly created ageing prosthetics for two men later involved in the Graff Diamonds robbery, a tale first shared on a 2021 podcast and revived by recent coverage.
- Dennis says he was hired at the Charles Fox Covent Garden studio for what he was told was a music video, spending about four hours on the disguises and being paid roughly £450 in cash.
- After seeing CCTV images in the press the next day, he contacted police, surrendered brushes, gowns, masks and cash for DNA testing, and later gave evidence in court.
- On Aug. 6, 2009, two handgun-wielding men in suits stole about £40 million in jewellery from Graff’s New Bond Street store while wearing prosthetic make-up.
- Investigators traced suspects after blunders including an abandoned phone and a weapon left in a getaway car, leading to convictions in 2010 for ringleader Aman Kassaye (23 years) and Craig Calderwood (21 years), while many of the stolen gems are still unaccounted for.