Yunice Abbas, 71, did his best to calm the tremor in his right arm. "I have Parkinson's disease." Marc Boyer, 78, apologized in advance for his memory lapses. "I have Karpov syndrome, no, Karkoff or Korsakoff, a form of minor Alzheimer's, if you will. Well, I have 60 years of alcohol behind me, aside from the years in prison." Didier Dubreucq, who will turn 70 in two months, was the only one to testify while seated. He had just come from a three-hour chemotherapy session for the recurrence of his lung cancer.

All three responded on Tuesday, April 29, to their personality interrogation before the Paris criminal court, which is judging them for their involvement in the robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian. They are no strangers to the criminal court. Together, they have spent nearly 60 years in prison for theft, armed robbery or drug trafficking. "Everything I did was for nothing," said Abbas. "Every time I took a step forward, I took ten steps back." "I have a failed life, that's all I can tell you, Mr. President," said Boyer. "Well, failed for my children," he corrected. Meanwhile, tears filled the blue eyes of Dubreucq: "I told my son, 'I hope you don't become like your father.' And I'm keeping a close watch."

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