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Stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Headed to Auction

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' are on sale nearly 20 years after being stolen from a museum.

This pair, however, was sold by Warner Bros. to the private collector Michael Shaw, who took them around the country on his “Hollywood on Tour” show and frequently lent them to the Judy Garland Museum. Befitting a crime scene from a movie: no fingerprints were found, the museum’s alarm system did not alert a central dispatch, and the only piece of evidence was a single red sequin. Martin had previously dealt in stolen jewels and spent time in prison for burglary, but he claimed he was living a quiet life when an “old mob associate” contacted him about stealing the slippers.

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