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Heist at the Louvre Episode 1: Inside the Glass Cases

October 2, 2026·33 min·4-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode introduces a shocking real-life heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris on October 19, 2025, where thieves stole over $100 million in French royal jewels. Host James Longman frames the event as both a high-stakes crime and a cultural trauma, contrasting cinematic heist fantasies

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James LongmanFrédéric SerrierJake BarkerHolly Barker

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Heist at the Louvre

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ABC Audio

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Breaking NewsGlobal NewsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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