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crime1 year ago•2 min saved

"Reformed Mobster Spared Jail Time for Stealing 'Wizard of Oz' Ruby Slippers"

Terry Martin, now 76, was sentenced to time served and a year of probation for stealing Dorothy’s ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005, as he believed they were adorned with real rubies and planned to sell them on the black market. However, he later discovered that the gems were made of glass. Due to his health condition, he was spared prison time and ordered to pay about $23,000 in restitution to the museum.

via The New York Times|

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crime-and-entertainment2 years ago•2 min saved

"Confessed Mobster's Motive for Stealing 'Wizard of Oz' Ruby Slippers Revealed"

Terry Martin, the ex-mobster who stole the iconic ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005, claims he had no idea of their cultural value and had never even seen "The Wizard of Oz." Motivated by the belief that the gemstones on the shoes were real and valuable, he intended to sell them on the black market, only to discover they were made of glass and worthless. After the FBI recovered the shoes in 2018, Martin, now 76 and living quietly in Minnesota, was charged and pled guilty to the theft, but refuses to name his criminal associates. The slippers, now valued at $3.5 million, were found with fake red gems still attached.

via The Daily Beast|

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crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Minnesota Man Charged with Stealing Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers from 'Wizard of Oz'

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.

via NPR|

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crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Minnesota Man Indicted for Stealing Iconic Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers.

The FBI has charged Terry Martin, a 76-year-old man from Minnesota, with stealing the famous red slippers worn by Judy Garland's character Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The shoes were taken from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in August 2005 and were found in an FBI operation in 2018. The recovered slippers are one of four pairs in existence and are valued at $3.5m. Martin has been charged with theft of a major artwork and the case is being handled by federal prosecutors in North Dakota and the FBI's Minneapolis Division.

via BBC|

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crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Minnesota man charged with stealing iconic ruby slippers from 'Wizard of Oz'

Terry Martin, 76, has been charged with stealing the ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" from a museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005. The slippers, currently valued at $3.5 million, were recovered in a 2018 FBI sting and returned to their owner in "pristine" condition. Martin has been charged with one count of theft of a major artwork and has a previous felony conviction for receiving stolen goods. The indictment did not provide any further information about Martin or why North Dakota feds were assigned to the case.

via New York Post |

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