2023-05-18 08:50:12
Gonzalo Jimenez
(CNN) Nearly 20 years after the theft from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, of a pair of ruby red slippers worn by actress Judy Garland as Dorothy in the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz,” Authorities charged a man in connection with the robbery.
A federal grand jury indicted Terry Jon Martin on Tuesday for one count of theft of important works of art for the alleged theft of “an object of cultural heritage from the care, custody or control of a museum,” according to court documents filed in court. of District of Minnesota. The sneakers were then valued at at least $100,000, according to court documents.
CNN has reached out to Martin for comment. At the moment it is not clear if he has a lawyer.
Dorothy’s red shoes from “The Wizard of Oz” are found 13 years after being stolen (2018)
In August 2005, according to authorities, a thief entered the museum, broke a gallery display case and stole the sneakers. Investigators had no evidence, other than a sequin that had fallen from one of the sneakers.
Authorities got a lead in the case 13 years later and were able to recover the sneakers during an undercover operation in Minneapolis, CNN previously reported. No suspects were arrested at that time.
At the time of the theft, the sneakers were insured for $1 million, but their current fair market appraisal values them at $3.5 million, according to a news release from the North Dakota District Attorney’s office.
The sneakers are one of four remaining pairs and are considered the most recognizable memorabilia in American movie history, according to the statement.
— CNN’s Andy Rose and Kara Devlin contributed to this report.
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