What we know about the evidence left at the scene of the Louvre jewel heist

Veteran detectives who have worked on similar cases said French investigators have a lot of evidence to work with in the Louvre jewel heist.

DNA leads and video trail drive search for stolen Louvre crown jewels

French police have gathered more than 150 DNA samples and fingerprints in the hunt for the thieves behind a daring daylight raid on the Louvre that saw eight royal jewels worth €88 million stolen.

Louvre robbery: 150 DNA traces left behind that could catch seven-minute heist gang

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said forensic teams are now analysing the DNA samples in the hope of quickly identifying the four theives behind Sunday's audacious broad-daylight heist

Louvre thieves left trail of DNA samples on helmet, gloves

French investigators have found more than 150 pieces of DNA and fingerprints at the Louvre as the director calls for a police station to be set up inside the Paris museum.The thieves who snatched millions of dollars' worth of jewelry in a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday left behind numerous DNA samples.

Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign

The director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world's most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign but it was refused.
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