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Man pleads guilty to stealing Wizard of Oz ruby slippers

2023-10-13 19:08
Terry Martin thought the rubies in the slippers were real gems, but they were in fact made of glass.
Man pleads guilty to stealing Wizard of Oz ruby slippers

A US man has pleaded guilty to a museum heist in which he stole a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland's character Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

Terry Jon Martin believed the rubies were real gems until a jewellery fence - someone who buys stolen goods - told him they were made of glass...