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

The thieves behind the Louvre Museum heist in Paris used a truck-mounted moving lift to scale the building's second floor and steal jewels worth more than $100 million. The burglars spent less than four minutes inside the museum on Sunday morning, breaking into the Seine-facing façade and smashing two vitrines. They made off with eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, necklace, and single earring from 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense. Authorities believe the thieves may have been hired by a collector or were motivated solely by the value of the jewels. The investigation has grown to 100 people, led by Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, who is examining evidence including a vest, bottle of liquid, and equipment left behind at the scene.

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