Judy Garland's Slippers Auctioned

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Judy Garland’s famous ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are now up for auction

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Judy Garland ’s famous ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are now open for bids in an auction that closes on 7 December .

The slippers were taken by ex-mobster Terry Jon Martin from the Judy Garland Museum (where they were on loan) in 2005 as he was looking to make “ one last score” Martin thought the slippers contained real rubies because they had been previously insured for one million dollars .

He was indicted by the Minnesota U.S. District Court and charged with theft of major artwork.

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