Dying Ex-Mobster Who Stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Won’t Get Jail Time

The 76-year-old thief was told that Judy Garland’s famous shoes had real jewels when he stole them from a museum in 2005

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A dying ex-mobster convicted of stealing one of the pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” in 2005 received no jail time Monday in a sentencing hearing held in Duluth, Minnesota.

Terry Jon Martin, 76, was sentenced to time served with one year of supervised release and charged with a $23,500 fine to be paid to the Judy Garland Children’s Museum in Grand Rapids, where he stole the iconic film artifacts.

According to court memos from Martin’s attorney obtained by the Associated Press, Martin had been told by a mob associate that the slippers had a value of $1 million because they were adorned with real jewels, when in reality they are adorned with red sequins.

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