Loot in the booty? The thieves who fleeced $102 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum may have hidden the precious pieces up their posteriors in a bid to smuggle them out of France. That eye-popping hypothesis was made by America’s most infamous jewelry thief, Larry Lawton, who spoke with The Post about the … Read more
The international spotlight recently turned to crime in Egypt when a pharaoh’s priceless bracelet was stolen from a Cairo museum and melted down – forever lost to history. The artifact once belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, a ruler from the Third Intermediate Period. Dating back 3,000 years, the bracelet was stolen by a specialist at the Egyptian … Read more
She’s a smooth criminal. “Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner plays a jewel thief in her new show, “Joan” — and it’s not all fiction. Based on Joan Hannington’s memoir, “I Am What I Am: The True Story of Britain’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief,” the show first premiered on ITV in the UK in September. … Read more
Gerald Blanchard was a skinny, bespectacled, nerdy kid from Canada who stole millions of dollars from ATMs — and then pulled off one of the most memorable heists in history by parachuting onto the grounds of an Austrian castle to steal the priceless Star of Empress Sisi diamond. Blanchard, now in his early 50s, is … Read more
Fans are rallying behind a popular Mexican singer who’s being held at a women’s prison while the investigation into a brazen jewelry heist of about $100,000 in goods continues. Yulissa Mendoza, 25, who touts 1.4 million followers on TikTok, is not suspected of taking part in the June 26 robbery of the Berger jewelry store … Read more
According to the “Oceans Eleven” movies, heists of major institutions require a high-tech, fast-talking, carefully orchestrated operation. But when Murf the Surf decided to steal some jewels from New York City’s Museum of Natural History, all it took was an open window. It’s unknown who decided to crack the fourth-floor window, which opened onto the … Read more