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‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Up for Auction for $800,000 After Being Stolen by Mobster
Judy Garland’s red slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from her museum in 2005. Now, they are currently being auctioned for over $800,000.
The slippers were taken by ex-mobster Terry Jon Martin from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 as he was looking to make “one last score,” the Associated Press previously reported. Martin thought the slippers contained real rubies because they had been previously insured for one million dollars. “The Ruby Slippers are a vintage pair of Innes Shoe Co. red silk faille heels with uppers and heels covered with hand-sequined silk georgette, lined in white leather, and the leather soles are painted red with orange felt adhered to the front foundation of each shoe,” the Heritage Auctions description of the slippers reads.
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