The man who stole the iconic ruby red slippers Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday, nearly 20 years after he first attempted the theft from a museum nearly two decades ago.
Terry Martin, who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a major artwork last October, was also charged $23,500 as an order of restitution. Martin is not serving prison time as he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is currently in hospice care. He isn’t expected to live beyond another six months.
Terry Martin, who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a major artwork last October, was also charged $23,500 as an order of restitution. Martin is not serving prison time as he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is currently in hospice care. He isn’t expected to live beyond another six months.
- 1/29/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Almost two decades after the fact, a Minnesota man has been indicted on charges of stealing the famed ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.
On Tuesday, Terry Martin was indicted by a grand jury with one count of theft of a major artwork, according to federal prosecutors. The indictment alleges that Martin stole the sequined red shoes from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in 2005. At the time, the slippers were insured for $1 million, although the current market appraisal value is about $3.5 million. The...
On Tuesday, Terry Martin was indicted by a grand jury with one count of theft of a major artwork, according to federal prosecutors. The indictment alleges that Martin stole the sequined red shoes from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in 2005. At the time, the slippers were insured for $1 million, although the current market appraisal value is about $3.5 million. The...
- 5/18/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles, May 18 (Ians) A man has been charged with reportedly stealing the iconic pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
The accused Terry Martin, 76, reportedly stole the glittery shoes, currently valued at $3.5 million, from a museum in Garland’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minn. in August 2005, according to federal prosecutors in North Dakota, reports nypost.com.
He was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of theft of a major artwork on Tuesday.
Martin is accused of climbing through a window of the building and smashing a small display case then bolting with the fabled footwear, according to the feds.
The shoes were recovered during a 2018 FBI sting though it wasn’t immediately clear why it took five more years to indict the alleged slippers snatcher.
When the owner of the prop Hollywood memorabilia collector Michael Shaw,...
The accused Terry Martin, 76, reportedly stole the glittery shoes, currently valued at $3.5 million, from a museum in Garland’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minn. in August 2005, according to federal prosecutors in North Dakota, reports nypost.com.
He was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of theft of a major artwork on Tuesday.
Martin is accused of climbing through a window of the building and smashing a small display case then bolting with the fabled footwear, according to the feds.
The shoes were recovered during a 2018 FBI sting though it wasn’t immediately clear why it took five more years to indict the alleged slippers snatcher.
When the owner of the prop Hollywood memorabilia collector Michael Shaw,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
There’s no place like prison?
A federal grand jury today indicted a man in the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Terry Martin is charged with one count of stealing a major artwork — specifically facing a charge of theft of an object of cultural heritage from the care, custody or control of a museum.
The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis, did not give Martin’s age or hometown, nor did it suggest a potential maximum prison term. It alleges that he stole the revered footwear from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Mn. At the time, the slippers were insured for $1 million, but a current fair-market appraisal value the slippers at $3.5 million, the Justice Department said.
A pair of the ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ on...
A federal grand jury today indicted a man in the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Terry Martin is charged with one count of stealing a major artwork — specifically facing a charge of theft of an object of cultural heritage from the care, custody or control of a museum.
The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis, did not give Martin’s age or hometown, nor did it suggest a potential maximum prison term. It alleges that he stole the revered footwear from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Mn. At the time, the slippers were insured for $1 million, but a current fair-market appraisal value the slippers at $3.5 million, the Justice Department said.
A pair of the ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ on...
- 5/17/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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