Current:Home > ScamsA man is charged in the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's red 'Wizard of Oz' slippers -Aspire Capital Guides
A man is charged in the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's red 'Wizard of Oz' slippers
View
Date:2025-04-26 09:48:18
A federal grand jury has indicted a Minnesota man on charges of stealing a pair of the famous ruby red slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz.
Terry Martin is being charged with one count of theft of major artwork for allegedly taking the shoes, worth at least $100,000, from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, according to documents with the U.S. 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 located and no arrests were made," the agency said at the time.
Garland wore several pairs of the slippers during production of the 1939 film. At the time of their disappearance, the shoes were one of just four pairs known to remain. They were insured for over $1 million by the shoes' owner, Michael Shaw, a collector.
The pair that were stolen are still in the custody of the FBI.
veryGood! (487)
Related
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- California Climate Measure Fails After ‘Green’ Governor Opposed It in a Campaign Supporters Called ‘Misleading’
- At the Greater & Greener Conference, Urban Parks Officials and Advocates Talk Equity and Climate Change
- Netflix has officially begun its plan to make users pay extra for password sharing
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- In a historic step, strippers at an LA bar unionize
- With Build Back Better Stalled, Expanded Funding for a Civilian Climate Corps Hangs in the Balance
- Supreme Court unanimously sides with Twitter in ISIS attack case
- 'Most Whopper
- California Climate Measure Fails After ‘Green’ Governor Opposed It in a Campaign Supporters Called ‘Misleading’
Ranking
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Ice-T Defends Wife Coco Austin After She Posts NSFW Pool Photo
- The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy
- Kathy Hilton Shares Cryptic Message Amid Sister Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky Divorce Rumors
- Average rate on 30
- Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus
- American Airlines and JetBlue must end partnership in the northeast U.S., judge rules
- Ubiquitous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Increase Risk of Liver Cancer, Researchers Report
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America
What to know about the federal appeals court hearing on mifepristone
Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions
The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
Lululemon’s Olympic Challenge to Reduce Its Emissions
If you haven't logged into your Google account in over 2 years, it will be deleted
In a Bid to Save Its Coal Industry, Wyoming Has Become a Test Case for Carbon Capture, but Utilities are Balking at the Pricetag