Man admits stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from museum in 2005, but details remain a mystery

Terry Jon Martin prepares to leave the federal courthouse in Duluth, Minn., Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Martin, charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday, pulling back the curtain on a whodunit mystery dating back 18 years. (Dan Kraker/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Terry Jon Martin prepares to leave the federal courthouse in Duluth, Minn., Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Martin, charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday, pulling back the curtain on a whodunit mystery dating back 18 years. (Dan Kraker/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

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