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 / Updated By Nancy Ing, Alastair Jamieson and Lisa McNally 
 
 PARIS — A pendant stolen from Kim Kardashian West was found by a passer-by near the scene of last week’s $10m armed robbery in Paris, local media reported Tuesday, raising hopes that investigators can use DNA to help catch the perpetrators. 
 
 The piece of jewelry, which the star has identified as belonging to her, was found in the French capital’s 8th arrondissement shortly after the Oct. 3 heist and is being examined by forensic investigators, BFM-TV said. 
 
 Police believe that item is genuine and could be a key clue in their investigation. 
 
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 The robbery happened in the early hours at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, a mansion hotel popular with celebrities because of its privacy and exclusivity. 
 
 The reality TV star was left "badly shaken but physically unharmed,” her spokeswoman said. She left France after giving a statement to by police. ||||| French forensic experts have found "several" DNA profiles on a gem belonging to Kim Kardashian West which they hope will lead them to the armed gang that robbed her of millions of pounds of jewellery in Paris. 
 
 A passer-by reportedly spotted the diamond cross pendant made from platinum a day after the American reality TV star was robbed at gunpoint in her luxury hotel in central Paris, and handed it over to police. 
 
 The piece of jewellery is believed to be worth £27,000. According to TMZ, the pendant was made by renowned jewellers Jacob and Co.
– Police may have their first decent lead in the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian West after a passerby found one of her pendants, the Telegraph reports. The diamond cross—believed to be worth more than $32,000—was stolen as part of an $11 million heist of Kim K's valuables last Monday at a luxury hotel in Paris. Authorities have reportedly found "several" DNA profiles on the piece of jewelry, which was found the following day near the scene of the crime. According to NBC News, investigators hope to use DNA from the pendant to find the men responsible for the robbery. Sources have described the crime, during which Kardashian West was tied up and feared rape, as six minutes of terror.