By now, you’ve probably heard about the Louvre heist in Paris, thieves taking less than eight minutes to steal $102 million worth of crown jewels — priceless, when considering historical significance — in the most famous museum in the world, and in broad daylight, no less.
But what if I told you that a Kentucky high school somehow got caught up in the madness?
Eight pieces of jewelry were stolen — including a diamond and pearl tiara and diamond brooch worn by Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, a sapphire and diamond set worn by Queen Hortense and Queen Marie-Amélie and an emerald necklace and earrings Napoleon gave his second wife, Marie-Louise of Austria, among others — forcing the museum that hosts 30,000 visitors a day and brought in nine million people in 2024 to abruptly close.