That’s a catchy style.
A man who stepped into a photo taken outside the Louvre in Paris during the investigation into a recent brazen heist of the crown jewels at the famous museum has gone viral.
The mystery man, who was dressed in a three-piece suit with a dark-colored jacket and a gold vest topped with a fedora and an umbrella used as a walking stick, had social media buzzing, comparing him to Inspector Clouseau from the ‘Pink Panther’ and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.
Many seemed to believe that the dashing man was the chief inspector on the case, while some even speculated that his dapper appearance referred to an elegant criminal who was somehow involved in the heist.
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Police officers block access to the Louvre after a robbery on October 19 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Another claimed that the man “who looks like he came out of a 1940s detective film noir is a real French police detective investigating the theft.”
A third wrote: “The detective working the Louvre Jewel heist is the man in the fedora. The French do everything better.’
But the Associated Press photographer who took the remarkable shot last Sunday claimed he had no reason to believe the man had anything to do with the Louvre investigation, that he was just someone who came into view.
The photographer, Thibault Camus, told his outlet that he believed the man added a bit of Parisian style je ne sais quoi — “I Don’t Know What” — to his photos.
This photo, provided by Interpol and taken from its website, shows the jewelry stolen from the Louvre. (Interpol via AP)
“He appeared before me, I saw him, I took the photo,” Camus said. “He passed by and left.”
Parisian authorities also decided to add a little French intrigue to the mystery when the AP asked if they could identify the man.
“We prefer to keep the mystery alive ;)” replied the Paris prosecutor’s office.
People queue outside the Louvre, three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight robbery. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Last Sunday morning, four masked criminals stole several priceless pieces from the Louvre’s Crown Jewels collection after breaking into a gallery shortly after the museum’s opening.
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The thieves fled on scooters and have yet to be caught.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
