Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France's crown jewels likely lost forever

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.
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Louvre reopens after latest in slew of spectacular thefts in France

The Louvre in Paris is open again, days after the spectacular robbery at the world-renowned museum, the latest in a series of robberies that has left visitors puzzling over empty cabinets and police in search of clues.

America’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief Blasts Louvre Robbers, Reveals Disturbing Smuggling Trick

The Louvre robbers may have smuggled stolen jewels by shoving them in their bodies back door, according to America’s most infamous jewel thief Larry Lawton. Larry shared his two cents after four thieves stole $102 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum on Sunday,

Another French museum robbery sees 2,000 gold and silver coins stolen

The theft from the Maison des Lumières in Langres is the latest in as string of cultural institution heists in France.

Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster’ for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

How Louvre burglars obtained truck-mounted lift to make off with jewels worth more than $100M

Thieves used a stolen truck-mounted moving lift to scale the Louvre and steal royal jewels worth over $100 million in a lightning-fast Paris heist.

Stolen Louvre jewelry estimated to be worth $102 million, prosecutor says, as search continues

The Louvre museum in Paris announced it would remain closed Monday as investigations continue into Sunday’s extraordinary theft of historic jewelry – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim.
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