New Footage Shows How Thieves Pulled Off the Louvre Crown Jewels Heist

Overview

• TF1’s Sept à Huit published surveillance clips showing a masked suspect using a power saw and punching at reinforced glass to open a vitrine in the Galerie d’Apollon.
• Investigators say the crew used a truck with an aerial lift to reach a first‑floor window, broke into the gallery, forced open two high‑security cases, and fled by motorcycle in under eight minutes.
• The Empress Eugénie’s crown was recovered nearby with damage, while the remaining jewels are still missing and reports place the haul’s value at roughly $100 million.
• Authorities have detained multiple suspects, with four men currently in custody for questioning after DNA traces and vehicles linked to the escape were identified.
• A Culture Ministry review flagged security gaps at the entry point, and investigators fear gemstones may have been removed even as prosecutors say there is no sign the loot left France.