The shoes from the film were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and recovered in 2018 by the FBI.
MINNEAPOLIS — A man charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the"The Wizard of Oz" pleaded guilty Friday, pulling back the curtain on a whodunit mystery dating back 18 years.No one was arrested until Martin, who lives near Grand Rapids, was charged this year.
Garland wore several pairs of ruby slippers during filming of the classic 1939 musical, but only four authentic pairs are known to remain. The slippers were insured for $1 million, but federal prosecutors put the current market value at about $3.5 million when they announced the indictment. "My client is a sick man. He's going to be on oxygen, and he's going to be in a wheelchair," DeKrey said.
Several rewards were offered over the years in hopes of cracking the mystery. An anonymous donor from Arizona put up $1 million in 2015.
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