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Inside the Louvre heist that shocked the world
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The audacious heist showed ingenuity in planning and execution, but the thieves' attempt to escape had been clumsy, leading the French police to arrest two of them.
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Catherine Porter
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PARIS – Mrs Holly Barker and her husband, Jake, were third in line at the Louvre the morning of Oct 19.
The couple from Indianapolis had a plan – head straight for the Mona Lisa, before the crowds, then shoot towards Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People and a famous painting of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David.
