After the recent Louvre theft, this picture from the scene went viral:

Speculation ran rampant across the internet. Folks decided that the stylish person in the fedora was the très French detective assigned to investigate the heist. It seemed absolutely perfect. The daring daylight robbery was like something out of a movie, so why not the person assigned to track down the criminals too?

Recently, AP obtained an interview with the individual pictured. Rather than a high-ranking investigator for the Paris police, this dapper dandy was actually an eccentrically dressed 15-year-old who just happened to be walking by the scene. The teenager didn’t even learn about the famous photo for several days. Delightfully, when he did, he opted to keep the mystery alive for several weeks. Good on you, Pedro. The world needs more enjoyable nonsense like this.