The FBI announced Tuesday that a missing pair of slippers worn by Judy Garland's Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' has been recovered. Owning the slippers was the culmination of his childhood fantasy. For many Oz fans, the ruby slippers simply harken to this glamorous if whitewashed era of escapism. A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from a museum in 2005. FBI officials have found a stolen pair of red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” 13 years after they were swiped from a Grand … Anthony Landini, who paid $165,000 for his pair of slippers in 1988 (he sold them in 2000), saw Judy Garland in concert 35 times and even attended her funeral in New York City. FBI A pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" was stolen from a Minnesota museum more than 10 years ago. A pair of the famed ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland‘s Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz have been missing for years, and now a $1 million reward has been offered up for the return of … Thirteen years after Dorothy’s sequined red shoes from The Wizard of Oz were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the FBI has … Judy Garland’s red ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz have been found by police, 13 years after being stolen. (Los Angeles) – After more than a decade of searching, the mystery behind the missing pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the most-watched film of all time The Wizard of Oz has been solved.The iconic slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN in 2005, and today, thanks to the help of Joe Maddalena, CEO of Profiles in History and EXPEDITION … A pair of ruby red slippers, produced for Judy Garland to wear in the Wizard of Oz, have been discovered by police over a decade after they were stolen … The shoes, which were taken from the Judy Garland Museum in … But the search continues for those responsible for the theft. The authorities announced on Tuesday that they have been recovered.

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'The Wizard of Oz' Ruby Red Slippers worn by Judy Garland in 1939 are displayed at a viewing at the Plaza Athenee on December 5, 2011 in New York City. The theft of the ruby red slippers from the classic movie The Wizard of Oz stands as one of the most infamous thefts of iconic Hollywood memorabilia. The 'Wizard of Oz' slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota in August 2005. (CNN) — A pair of red sequined slippers from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" has been found, 13 years after being stolen from a Minnesota museum, law enforcement said Tuesday. Judy Garland's iconic ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' were stolen 13 years ago from the Judy … That feels like the right amount of time to recover stolen shoes, based on the resources and man-hours a pair of stolen shoes deserves from the FBI. Stolen ruby slippers from 'Wizard of Oz' found. David Letterman joked in a monologue that week that “a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ have been stolen. The Unabomber, Al Capone, and, now, whoever stole Dorothy’s ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz.Another monster taken down by the FBI.And it only took thirteen years! The FBI always gets their man — or, in this case, their slippers, a pair of red ruby slippers.

The shoes were stolen from a museum in Minnesota 13 years ago.