In this April 11, 2012, file photo, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, from the “Wizard of Oz,” are on display as part of a new exhibit, “American Stories,” at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington.
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In this April 11, 2012, file photo, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, from the “Wizard of Oz,” are on display as part of a new exhibit, “American Stories,” at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
A federal jury has indicted a Minnesota man accused of stealing a pair of the famous ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland The Wizard of Oz.
Terry Martin is charged with one count of grand larceny for allegedly taking the shoes worth at least $100,000 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, according to documents from the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.
The shoes were missing for 13 years before the FBI recovered them in 2018.
“Despite an investigation by local authorities, which included countless interviews, numerous theories and even searches of abandoned iron ore pits, the slippers were never found and no arrests were made,” the agency said at the time.
Garland wore several pairs of slippers during the production of the 1939 film. At the time of their disappearance, the shoes were one of only four pairs left. They were insured for over $1 million by the shoes’ owner, Michael Shaw, a collector.
Since they were found, they are now housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington.
