{"id":2068671,"date":"2023-10-16T10:45:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-admits-stealing-wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-from-museum-in-2005-but-details-remain-a-mystery\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T10:51:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:51:16","slug":"man-admits-stealing-wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-from-museum-in-2005-but-details-remain-a-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-admits-stealing-wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-from-museum-in-2005-but-details-remain-a-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Man confesses to stealing &#8216;Wizard of Oz&#8217; Ruby Slippers in 2005, but mystery surrounds the specifics."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-admits-stealing-wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-from-museum-in-2005-but-details-remain-a-mystery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2068671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Man Pleads Guilty in Ruby Slippers Heist from &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221;\u2064 Museum<\/h2>\n<p>A man charged in the \u200cinfamous museum heist of Judy Garland&#8217;s ruby slippers from &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221; pleaded guilty on Friday, shedding \u2063light on a mystery that has spanned nearly two decades. Terry Jon Martin, 76,\u2062 admitted to stealing the\u2063 iconic shoes from the\u2063 Judy Garland Museum in 2005\u2062 and later\u2063 disposing of them \u2064when he discovered\u2062 they were \u2064not made with real rubies.\u2064 The slippers were recovered by the FBI in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"slippers.jpg\" alt=\"Ruby\u2064 Slippers\"><figcaption>A pair of ruby slippers once worn by actress Judy Garland in\u2064 the &#8220;The\u200c Wizard of Oz&#8221;\u2062 sit on\u2064 display at a news conference at the \u200dFBI\u200c office in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Sept. \u20644, 2018. (Jeff Baenen\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his court hearing, Martin revealed\u2062 that he used a hammer to \u2064break into the\u200c museum \u200cand\u2063 steal the\u200b slippers. His motive\u2062 was to sell the supposed ruby-encrusted shoes for a hefty sum. However, when\u200c he \u200blearned that the rubies\u200d were actually glass, he got rid \u2064of the slippers, leaving their whereabouts unknown for years.<\/p>\n<h3>Related\u2062 Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/looks-more-like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-admits-stealing-wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-from-museum-in-2005-but-details-remain-a-mystery\/\" title=\"Man confesses to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' Ruby Slippers in 2005, but mystery surrounds the specifics.\">-a-hunter-biden-plea-deal-trump-<\/a>attorney-reacts-to-former-irs-contractor-pleading-guilty-to-stealing-trumps-tax-returns-5509347?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories&#8221;><strong>\u2018Looks More Like a\u200d Hunter Biden Plea Deal\u2019: Trump Attorney Reacts to Former \u2062IRS Contractor Pleading Guilty to Stealing Trump\u2019s Tax Returns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/12\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/brazen-bear-ignores-womans-pleas-to-stop-stealing-garbage-bin-from-backyard-lugging-it-over-fence-5495829?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Brazen Bear Ignores Woman&#8217;s Pleas to Stop Stealing\u200c Garbage Bin From Backyard, Lugging It\u2062 Over Fence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/7\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to Martin&#8217;s \u200cattorney, Dane DeKrey, his client\u2064 has no knowledge of how \u200dthe slippers\u2062 were eventually recovered.\u2064 Due to Martin&#8217;s advanced\u2062 chronic obstructive \u200cpulmonary disease\u200d and\u2063 deteriorating \u200dhealth, his legal team and federal prosecutor Matt Greenley recommended that he not be sentenced to prison. The \u200bproposed sentence would allow Martin to spend his remaining \u2062days\u2063 at home.<\/p>\n<p>While awaiting sentencing, Martin, who has a prior \u2064conviction for\u200c receiving \u2063stolen \u2062goods,\u2062 was released on his own recognizance. The judge emphasized that he is not bound by the recommended sentence\u2063 and will consider the nonbinding federal guidelines, which suggest \u200da\u200b prison term of eight to ten years for \u200dsimilar cases.<\/p>\n<p>The stolen ruby slippers, one of only \u2062four authentic\u200b pairs\u200d known to exist, were insured for $1 million but are estimated to be worth around\u200c $3.5 million. The FBI recovered the slippers during an undercover operation in\u2064 Minneapolis, but\u2064 the details of their retrieval remain undisclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The Judy Garland Museum, located in \u2064the house where she once lived, boasts the world&#8217;s largest collection \u200cof Garland and &#8220;Wizard of Oz&#8221; memorabilia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>By Steve Karnowski<\/em><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2064 are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-gop-lawmakers-eye-testimony-from-david-weiss\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers are considering seeking testimony from David Weiss in the Hunter Biden investigation.\">legal consequences faced<\/a> by the individual \u2063involved in \u200dthe theft of the ruby slippers<\/h2>\n<p><span>  He- big-catch-border-crisis-intentional-and-an-attack-on-the-us\u2062 [1]&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>Looks\u200c More Like a Hunter Biden Plea Deal: Trump at\u200b the Big \u2064Catch \u2018Border Crisis\u2019? 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The ruby slippers, \u200dwhich were worn by Garland in the 1939 film &#8220;The Wizard of\u200c Oz,&#8221; have become one of the most iconic \u2063items in movie history, making their theft a significant loss to the film industry and\u200b the Judy Garland \u2064Museum.<\/p>\n<p>The stolen slippers were one of several pairs used\u200b during the \u200cfilming \u200bof &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221; and were donated \u200cto the museum by a wealthy collector in 1970.\u2063 They were \u2064valued at approximately $2 million, making them a highly\u2064 sought-after item for collectors and fans of the classic film.<\/p>\n<p>After their theft in 2005, the slippers remained missing for over a decade, intensifying speculation about their whereabouts. The \u2063FBI launched an\u200d investigation \u2062into the case \u200cand offered\u200b a $1 million \u200dreward for information leading to their\u2063 recovery. \u200cIn \u200c2017, the agency received a \u2064tip from \u200dan\u2063 individual who claimed to have information about the stolen \u2063slippers. \u2063This tip ultimately led \u2063to their discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Upon recovering \u200dthe\u200b slippers\u200b in\u2064 2018, the FBI confirmed \u200ctheir \u200dauthenticity and informed the public of their retrieval at a press conference. The\u2063 agency declined to \u200crelease specific details\u200d about how they located\u200d the stolen shoes, citing ongoing investigative work and the need to preserve evidence for potential \u2063prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with Martin&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">guilty plea<\/a>, the\u200c details surrounding\u200c the theft have\u200c emerged.\u200c Martin stated that he had broken into the Judy Garland Museum with the intention of\u200b stealing the ruby slippers. He \u200cused a\u200d hammer to smash the display case and took the shoes, \u2064believing they were adorned with valuable rubies. However, when he discovered that \u200dthe stones were\u200c actually glass, he disposed of the slippers to eliminate\u2064 any evidence\u2064 of the \u2064crime.<\/p>\n<p>Martin now faces up to 15 months \u2062in prison for his role in the heist. The \u2063plea agreement requires him to pay restitution to the museum in an amount to be determined at\u2062 a later date. He will \u2063also \u200cbe \u2062subject to supervised release and must cooperate with \u2064any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-admits-there-were-federal-informants-within-the-oathkeepers\/\" title=\"DOJ Admits There Were Federal Informants Within the Oathkeepers\">ongoing investigations related<\/a>\u2063 to the case.<\/p>\n<p>For the Judy Garland Museum and fans of &#8220;The \u2062Wizard of Oz,&#8221; the recovery of these iconic slippers brings closure\u200b to a painful chapter in the history of the \u200bfilm. The museum plans to display the slippers once again, allowing\u2064 visitors to appreciate their\u200b historical and\u2062 cultural \u200csignificance.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b for\u200c the \u2062stolen slippers, \u2063their \u200bjourney from the Judy Garland Museum to their eventual recovery may have added to their mystique and \u2062legend. While\u2062 they were, in fact, not adorned with real\u2062 rubies, the ruby slippers continue to\u200c hold a special place\u2063 in the hearts of movie lovers around\u2064 the \u2063world.<\/p>\n<h4>References:<\/h4>\n[1] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/looks-more-like-a-hunter-biden-plea-deal-trump-at-the-big-catch-border-crisis-intentional-and-an-attack-on-the-us\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/looks-more-like-a-hunter-biden-plea-deal-trump-at-the-big-catch-border-crisis-intentional-and-an-attack-on-the-us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man pleaded guilty in the museum heist of Judy Garland&#8217;s ruby slippers from &#8220;The Wizard of Oz.&#8221; Due to failing health, he may avoid prison. 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