(UPDATE 9:45 a.m. [ET]): Authorities now say 17 suspects have been arrested. They are three women and 14 men between the ages of 23 and 73. No charges have been announced yet. (Variety)
TEASE: There’s been a major break in the Kim Kardashian jewelry heist case.
The French police arrested 16 people in connection with the Kim Kardashian robbery.
Three months ago, five men took Kardashian hostage in Paris, held her at gunpoint, and robbed her of jewels worth 10 million dollars.
Details are just emerging of the early Monday morning police raids in three locations around Paris. It’s unclear how all 16 are connected to the Kardashian heist in October. However, in their hasty getaway, the thieves dropped a platinum cross necklace decorated with diamonds. DNA evidence on that pendant and fingerprints at Kim’s hotel lead police to the alleged culprits. (BBC)
Last night, on the reality series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim described the terror of believing “they’re going to shoot me in the back.” She somehow escaped by “wriggling her hands” free and running to the hotel balcony to scream for help.
Maybe now Kim can get some closure and pivot to saving her marriage.
