Internet learns stylish lad who showed up to Louvre after crown-jewel heist is not actually a detective

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Joel Abbott

Oct 24, 2025

You have to admit, this dapper chap does look like he needs a pipe and a magnifying glass.

Seriously, does he not look like an aspiring Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot?

Here's an A.I. video of what could be:

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The individual in the photo appears to be a very well-dressed and dapper passerby, but has no tangible connection to the investigation. Similar photos show other passersby in the area.

Just a well-dressed young Frenchman who wanted to see what kind of caper had just occurred on October 19th at the world-famous museum.

The internet had thoughts:

The time traveler:

"Oh darn, I arrived in Paris a few decades after people stopped having style." 😉

Whichever company made the man's clothes should use him in a marketing campaign.

The makers of the thieves' crane certainly did!


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