Hey, everyone, welcome back to Crime Weekly News. I'm Derek Lavasar.

And I'm Stephanie Harlow.

So earlier this month, one of the most secure and heavily

guarded museums in the world, the Louvre in Paris, was hit by a major jewel heist. On the morning of

October 19th, a group of thieves managed to break into the Apollo gallery where the museum

keeps France's royal and imperial jewels. They used what police described as a mechanical lift to

access a window on the upper level, smashed through display cases, and got out in less than eight

minutes. Damn, that's impressive. The pieces they took weren't just valuable, they were historic.

We're talking about diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires that once belonged to French empresses

and queens. The total value is estimated at around 88. talking about diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires that once belonged to French empresses and

queens. The total value is estimated at around 88 million euros. And what's that? What's

that in U.S. currency? Do we know? I think it's like almost a hundred million dollars.

Yeah. A million dollars. So, yeah, a lot of money. Yeah. French authorities have arrested several suspects, seven so far to be exact, and the Paris

prosecutor, Lori Bakow, is leading the investigation, but as of now, none of the

jewels have been recovered.

Tonight, we're going to be breaking down how the theft happened, what's known about

the suspects, and why the investigators think it wasn't just a smash and grab, but a highly coordinated operation, which I think just from that intro, yeah, we can all agree. They didn't just think about this from a window and say, hey, you know what, we're going to break into that today. They put some thought into this. This is Ocean's 11. They weren't walking by the Louvre saying like, you know, it's a good day to, you know, grab some jewels. No. And I mean, you say how expensive

these things are, right? 88 million euros. But in, in reality, they're priceless. They're

priceless based on who they belong to, how long they've been there, just their place in history.

And, you know, some people might say, oh, this isn't a true crime that we're used to.

It's not, I suppose.

But here's the thing.

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