Terminally Ill Man Who Stole Ruby Red ‘Wizard of Oz’ Slippers Says He Wanted ‘One Last Score’

There was truly “no place like home” for a 76-year-old terminally ill thief looking to get in one last heist before he died.

Terry Jon Martin, a former mobster, admitted to stealing the famed ruby slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The shoes were worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic, “The Wizard of Oz.”

Martin ended up chucking the shoes two days later after realizing the “ruby” slippers were not actual gemstones — and thought he couldn’t make a profit.

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