For weeks after the dramatic Louvre museum heist, the internet obsessed over a sharply dressed stranger photographed near the crime scene — a teen in a fedora and waistcoat who instantly became known as the “fedora man.” While police quickly arrested four suspects involved in the theft of French crown jewels, the young man’s identity sparked wild theories, from undercover detective to AI-generated figure.

Now, the mystery is solved: he’s 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux from Rambouillet, France. Pedro said he was simply arriving for a family visit and had no idea the museum had just been robbed. An AP photographer snapped him while he was asking officers why the Louvre was closed — and within days, his image had gone viral with millions of views across TikTok and coverage even in The New York Times.

Pedro admits the attention has been surreal. Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and classic statesmen, he recently adopted a “chic” old-fashioned style — one he even wears to school. As online speculation soared, he chose to stay quiet. “With this photo there is a mystery,” he said. “So you have to make it last.”

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