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Clues in that brazen jewelry heist we told you about. the thief made up with $136 million in jewels at that hotel in cannes. the same hotel where alfred hitchcock's "to catch a thief" was filmed. it's the third gem theft there and it came days after the pink panther gang escaped out of swiss prison. he's the third pink panther to bust out of a prison in just the last three months. according to interpol, the gang is linked to more than 340 robberies in 35 countries. the pink panthers are known for their daring and speed. in 2007, they drove into cars into a dubai shopping mall. and in less than...

Jewelry theft. in may, a $2.6 million necklace was taken from a hotel party. later that same month, over $1 million worth of jewels were stolen from a safe in the novatel hotel. this latest heist comes two days after a member of the notorious pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. however, it's too soon to say if there's any link to this incident. authorities this morning are looking for surveillance footage of the crime. >> diamonds are like cash. they're the most concentrated form of wealth on the face of the earth. so they can be very influential in acquiring weapons, in...

The world you can't resist. >> reporter: the setting for the iconic movie "to catch a thief" was the sight of one of europe's biggest jewelry heists sunday morning. >> nobody stopped him. there was nobody around. they just gave him $40 million worth of jewelry. >> reporter: a robber whose face was covered by a hat and scarf threatened to shoot kpiexhibite. it's become a magnet for jewelry theft. in may a $2.6 million necklace was taken from a hotel party. later that same month over a million dollars worth of jewels were stolen from safe in a hotel. this come tws two days after a member of the ...

>> reporter: police say a robber whose face was covered by a hat and scarf threatened to shoot exhibitors and guests during the hold up. cannes, home of the international film festival, is known for its glitz and glamour, but lately a magnet for jewelry theft. in may a $2.6 million necklace was taken from a hotel party. later that same month, over $1 million worth of jewels were stolen from a safe in the novatel hotel. this latest heist comes two days after a member of the notorious pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. however, too soon to say there is any link to this in...