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Dorothy’s Wizard of Oz ruby slippers sell for record-breaking $28m at auction

Shoes worn by Judy Garland were estimated to fetch $3m, but bidding far outpaced that amount within seconds

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28m at auction Saturday. His attorney, Dane DeKrey, explained ahead of sentencing that Martin, who had a long history of burglary and receiving stolen property, was attempting to pull off “one last score” after an old associate with connections to the mob told him the shoes had to be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1m insured value. After the slippers sold, the auctioneer told bidders and spectators in the room and watching online that the previous record for a piece of entertainment memorabilia was $5.52m, for the white dress Marilyn Monroe famously wore atop a windy subway grate.

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