Case Summary
- Kim K returns to Paris – not for fashion, but for justice. Her courtroom testimony is expected to reignite interest in one of the most surreal celebrity crimes in recent memory.
- The “Grandpa Robbers,” a gang of aging criminals in their 60s and 70s, stand accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar armed heist during Paris Fashion Week.
- Nearly nine years later, Kardashian prepares to face her masked assailants—men who allegedly zip-tied and held her at gunpoint before fleeing on bicycles with over $10M in jewels.
A Celebrity Crime Story Returns to the Spotlight
By Samuel A. Lopez – USA Herald
In an extraordinary twist of celebrity and crime, Kim Kardashian will take the stand on May 13 in a long-awaited criminal trial nearly nine years after being robbed at gunpoint in a Paris, at Hôtel de Pourtalès, also known as the No Address Hotel. The suspects, dubbed the “grandpa robbers” due to their advanced ages—ranging from mid-60s to 70s—are finally facing trial for what remains one of the most shocking celebrity heists of the 21st century.
The trial, scheduled from April 28 to May 23, is unfolding inside the halls of France’s criminal courts, where 10 men face charges of armed robbery, gang membership, and kidnapping. It’s a surreal sequel to a nightmare that began in the glittering shadows of Paris Fashion Week.
