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The mystery man who was captured outside the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist has been identified as 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux.
When he realised the photo had drawn millions of views, the teen, a fan of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot who lives with his parents and grandfather in Rambouillet, 30km (19 miles) from Paris, decided to play along with the world’s suspense.
As theories swirled about the sharply dressed stranger in the “Fedora Man” shot - detective, insider, AI fake - he decided to stay silent and watch.
“I di
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