The shoes from the film were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the actress’s home town of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
A pair of ruby slippers once worn by actress Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sit on display at an FBI office in Minnesota in 2018
No one was arrested until Martin, who lives near Grand Rapids, was charged this year. Martin’s lawyer, Dane DeKrey, said his client, who is in poor health, has been co-operative with him, if not with authorities. Garland wore several pairs of ruby slippers during filming of the classic 1939 musical, but only four authentic pairs are known to remain.
The plea agreement was “fulsomely negotiated” between Mr DeKrey and federal prosecutor Matt Greenley and would lay out the “factual basis” for his client’s guilty plea, Mr DeKrey said. “My client is a sick man. He’s going to be on oxygen, and he’s going to be in a wheelchair,” Mr DeKrey said. Several rewards were offered over the years in hopes of cracking the mystery. An anonymous donor from Arizona put up a million dollars in 2015.
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