The "detective" from the popular photo at the Louvre turned out to be a 15-year-old schoolboy from France

French schoolboy Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, whose photo in a classic suit against the background of police at the Louvre became popular on the Internet after the museum was robbed, turned out to be a 15-year-old teenager unrelated to the investigation. This was reported on October 31 by the German magazine Der Spiegel.

It is noted that the schoolboy and his mother visited the Louvre last Sunday morning, October 26, but the museum was closed due to a robbery. At that time, the teenager did not notice that someone had photographed him against the background of the police standing in the cordon. Later, this video became popular on social media. Delvaux's authentic 1940's outfit - fedora, trench coat, three-piece suit and checkered umbrella-cane — provoked a strong reaction from Internet users. The schoolboy was compared to Sherlock Holmes, and it was also assumed that he was a detective investigating a theft. There were also guesses that the photo was taken by artificial intelligence (AI).

"We were at the scene about two hours after the theft. When the picture was taken, I went to the police and asked what was going on," Felicite Garzon Delvaux, the teenager's mother, told the magazine.

It is noted that the American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) even consulted with a professor who considered the image "too flawless" for reality. Later, the publication confirmed the authenticity of the photo through photographer Thibaut Camus, who explained that he took pictures of the teenager precisely because of his "old-fashioned" appearance.

According to Spiegel, the family initially maintained an intrigue. The Paris prosecutor's office responded to a request for a "detective" by sending a smiley face with a wink, writes The Independent.

Instagram: A teenager for whom classic style is a common way of dressing has started an Instagram account (Instagram belongs to Meta, which is recognized as extremist in the territory of the Russian Federation) with the caption "Mysterious "detective" from the Louvre." He admitted that he was not attracted to a career as a detective, but he "liked to read wild theories" about himself, the magazine concludes.

Audacious robbery of the Louvre: what valuables were stolen by intruders

Items from the collection of Emperor Napoleon were also stolen.

On October 30, five new suspects in the Louvre robbery were arrested. On October 29, Paris Prosecutor Laura Becco announced that two detainees in the Louvre robbery case had partially admitted their guilt. However, on October 27, French lawmaker Alexandre Portier said that the jewels stolen from the Louvre could already be disassembled and changed their appearance.

The Blick newspaper reported on October 30 that the robbers tried to sell some of the stolen goods via the darknet to the security company CGI Group in Israel. It was noted that after negotiations and verification of information, CGI representatives found out that the intermediaries did have "at least some of the stolen items."

On October 19, French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati announced the robbery of the Louvre. According to her, the robbery took only a few minutes and was carried out by professionals. At the same time, Le Parisien learned about the discovery of the broken crown of Emperor Napoleon III's wife Eugenie, who, among other jewelry, was exhibited at the Apollo Gallery.

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