Trial in Paris Takes Off for Kim Kardashian 2016 Jewel Heist

In 2016, the ‘grandpa gang’ allegedly tied up Kim Kardashian during Fashion Week and stole millions of dollars in jewelry.

Defendant Aomar Aït Khedache (L), one of the men accused in the 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian, arrives at the palace of justice in Paris on April 28, 2025. Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo

A trial began Monday in Paris over the 2016 heist in which a group of robbers dubbed the “grandpa gang” allegedly tied up Kim Kardashian in her bedroom during Fashion Week and stole millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry.

The accused, who were all over the age of 60 at the time, appeared one after the other in the central Paris courtroom to confirm their identity and occupation—many of them saying they were retired.