Dorothy's stolen ruby slippers found years ago, but mystery remains in Minnesota town. The mystery of who stole the treasured Wizard of Oz ruby red slippers from Judy Garland's childhood home in 2005 consumed the town of Grand Rapids for more than a decade. With the slippers finally found, they still want answers.
Did they ever find the ruby slippers?
Thirteen years after they were stolen, Grand Rapids Police Department in Minnesota and the FBI announced Tuesday the slippers – one of at least three existing pairs used while shooting the film – have been found and recovered. The slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Who found the missing ruby slippers?
In 1970, a costumer named Kent Warner found them and sold off several pairs of the slippers. He sold the pair to Shaw for $2,000, along with one of Dorothy's dresses, a witch's hat and a Munchkin outfit. The FBI has a press conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.