LONDON -- Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre on Sunday, French police told ABC News.In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, investigators are now analyzing the lates clues in hopes it would lead to identifying the brazen thieves involved in the heist.The latest development comes as the director of the Louvre took the hot seat on Wednesday, telling lawmakers she submitted her resignation following Sunday’s daylight robbery from the museum’s ornate Apollo Gallery.Appearing in front of France’s Senate Culture Committee for two hours, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said her resignation was rejected."This tragedy deeply shocked museum staff, fellow citizens, and admirers of the Louvre around the world," said des Cars, reading an opening statement."This is an immense wound that has been inflicted on us."Des Cars said all of the museum's alarms worked, as did its video cameras, but noted a "weakness" in security.Visitors queue in front of the Pyramide du Louvre, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, with the Louvre Museum in the background in Paris on October 22, 2025.
The Louvre Museum reopened its doors to visitors on October 22, 2025 morning for the first time since October 19, 2025's spectacular robbery by four criminals.Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images"The weakness of the Louvre is its perimeter security, which has been a problem for a long time ...certainly due to underinvestment," des Cars told the lawmakers.Popular ReadsGovernment shutdown updates: USDA resumes some farm aid but bigger bailout uncertainOct 22, 2:29 PMIsrael-Gaza live updates: Vance arrives at Netanyahu's officeOct 22, 3:18 PM16 dead after 'devastating' blast at Tennessee explosives plant, sheriff saysOct 11, 8:30 PMShe said a "Grand Louvre renovation project" began 40 years ago "and...