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Most Infamous Pair of Ruby Slippers Is Up for Auction
Dorothy Gale's Slippers
Bring a Record $28M
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Dec 8, 2024 2:14 PM CST

Dorothy Gale's Slippers Bring a Record $28M

Judy Garland's Wizard of Oz shoes were stolen from a Minnesota museum

(Newser) - There's a winning bid for the ruby slippers made famous by Judy Garland/Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, then stolen and found: $28 million. Heritage Auctions had predicted they'd draw maybe $3 million, but the bidding blew past that in the first few seconds Saturday, the AP...

A Sex Tape, Threats, and Dorothy's Ruby Slippers

Second man busted for theft of iconic 'Wizard of Oz' prop, with some eyebrow-raising details

(Newser) - A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz, according to an indictment made public Sunday.
  • The theft: The slippers, adorned with sequins and glass beads, were stolen from the Judy Garland
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Ruby Slippers Thief Wanted to Make 'One Last Score'
No Prison Time for
Ruby Slippers Thief
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Jan 29, 2024 2:26 PM CST

No Prison Time for Ruby Slippers Thief

Terry Martin, 76, is in hospice care

(Newser) - A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz because he wanted to pull off "one last score" was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Chief US District Judge Patrick Schiltz accepted the recommendation...

Defendant Admits Stealing Dorothy's Ruby Slippers

'Wizard of Oz' slippers were stolen in 2005, recovered in 2018

(Newser) - A 76-year-old Minnesotan has changed his plea after being indicted in May on charges he stole the ruby red slippers worn by Dorothy Gale/Judy Garland in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Terry Martin pleaded guilty Friday in Duluth, per CBS News . The plea deal calls for letting Marin...

Ruby Slippers Stolen in the Night 13 Years Ago Are Found

But a big mystery remains

(Newser) - It required more than three clicks of the heel to get these ruby slippers home—it took 13 years. Law enforcement officials announced Tuesday that the shoes stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Minn., in late August 2005 have been found—but no thief...

Huge Reward Offered for Dorothy's Red Slippers

Anonymous fan of Wizard of Oz makes amazing offer

(Newser) - There's no place like home—especially for a pair of authentic slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. In fact, an anonymous donor is offering $1 million for information that leads to the return of the red shoes stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand...

7 High-Profile Missing Movie Props

Ruby slippers, Maltese Falcon, Spider-Man costume have all disappeared

(Newser) - Important things vanish in movies all the time—ghosts, ninjas, starlets' clothing. But what happens to important props that may have aftermarket value? Quite often, they go missing. Mental Floss lists seven iconic movie props that mysteriously disappeared:
  • The Easy Rider motorcycle: Two copies of each bike in the counterculture
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