{"id":4052,"date":"2025-04-27T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:21:56","slug":"key-suspect-in-kim-kardashian-10000000-paris-robbery-dies-suddenly-before-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/key-suspect-in-kim-kardashian-10000000-paris-robbery-dies-suddenly-before-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Key suspect in Kim Kardashian $10,000,000 Paris robbery \u2018dies suddenly\u2019 before trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A key suspect set to stand trial for the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian has died (Picture: Getty\/France 2)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marceau Baum-Gertner, a key suspect in the 2016 $10,000,000 (\u00a37,511,455<\/a>) Paris robbery<\/a> of Kim Kardashian<\/a>, has reportedly died before the case was set to go to trial.<\/p>\n

Baum-Gertner died aged 72 on March 6, according to Mail Online<\/a>, in Paris’ 10th arrondissement.<\/p>\n

A cause of death has not yet been announced, but a source told the publication that his death was ‘sudden.’<\/p>\n

‘Mr Baum-Gertner had been released on bail following his arrest over the Kim Kardashian robbery eight years ago and was living in Paris while regularly reporting to police,’ the insider said.<\/p>\n

‘His name was on the defendants’ list for the trial, and he was very enthusiastic about clearing his name in court.<\/p>\n

‘This was until he died suddenly in the 10th arrondissement of Paris on March 6.’<\/p>\n

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Marceau Baum-Gertner reportedly died on March 6 (Picture: France 2)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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He was accused of being the fence in an armed robbery involving Kim Kardashian (Picture: Marc Piasecki\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘He was suspected of liaising with mafia gangs from across the world over the Kardashian jewellery, and criminals are known to have issued threats against him following widespread publicity connected to the case.’<\/p>\n

Nicknamed ‘Rough Nose’, he was part of a group of 12 people set to go on trial at the\u00a0Paris\u00a0Assizes court on April 28 for kidnapping and armed robbery, nine years after<\/a> the\u00a0crime<\/a>\u00a0took place.<\/p>\n

In the early hours of October 3, 2016, while she was attending Paris Fashion Week, Kim was attacked in her room at the H\u00f4tel de Pourtal\u00e8s.<\/p>\n

The terrifying attack was led by five armed men, posing as police officers<\/a>, who tied up the socialite and locked her in the bathroom, along with the concierge.<\/p>\n

They reportedly stole a jewellery box worth $6.7 million (\u00a35.2million) and a ring worth $4.5 million (\u00a33.4million)\u2014both are believed to be her personal items. She also lost her smartphone during the attack.<\/p>\n

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The group of robbers stole approximately \u00a310,000,000 worth of jewellery from the socialite (Picture: Instagram\/Kim Kardashian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Twelve people are reportedly set to face trial (Picture: Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baum-Gertner was alleged to have worked with the gang that committed the robbery as a fence, responsible for finding buyers for the stolen goods.<\/p>\n

Kardashian is set to attend the trial in Paris to face her attackers during the long-awaited trial.<\/p>\n

In January 2017,\u00a017 people, including Baum-Gertner, were arrested<\/a>\u00a0in connection with the robbery. Twelve people are currently on remand and set to face trial.<\/p>\n

She recalled the experience<\/a> on an episode of E! True Hollywood Story, which aired in 2019, saying the attack ‘changed her whole life.’<\/p>\n

\u2018Right as I was about to fall asleep, I heard guys running up the stairs,\u2019 the mum-of-four explained. \u2018They wanted my ring and my jewellery, so I didn\u2019t fight back.<\/p>\n

\u2018I just gave them everything, and they tied me up.<\/p>\n

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Kim, who was married to Kanye West at the time, has opened up on the psychological effects of the attack (Picture: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Sean Combs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018They wrapped duct tape over my eyes and my mouth. It was the scariest thing I\u2019ve ever been through in my entire life, just thinking, you know, you\u2019re about to die.<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019re just kind of bracing yourself for the moment that they\u2019re going to shoot and kill you.\u2019<\/p>\n

Appearing on The Alec Baldwin Show in 2018, she said she was \u2018grateful\u2019 for the incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018I was never depressed, but I wasn\u2019t motivated to get up and work like I used to. It shook me,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Kim opened up to her sister Khloe about experiencing agoraphobia following the robbery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coming out of lockdown during the pandemic brought back the fears she had then, as she felt unsafe being outside and tried to avoid fans who approached her and estranged husband\u00a0Kanye West<\/a>\u00a0in the street.<\/p>\n

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