Minnesota Man Charged with Stealing Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers from 'Wizard of Oz'
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Terry Martin has been indicted for stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, worth at least $100,000, from the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota in 2005. The shoes were missing for 13 years before being recovered by the FBI in 2018. Garland wore several pairs of the slippers during production of the 1939 film, and at the time of their disappearance, they were one of just four pairs known to remain. Martin is being charged with one count of theft of major artwork.
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