An anonymous donor offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of ruby red slippers Judy Garland wore in the iconic movie, which were stolen a decade ago from a museum in her Minnesota hometown.
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In anticipation of the ten-year anniversary of the theft of a pair of Judy Garland's ruby red slippers from a Minnesota museum, an anonymous donor has offered a $1 million dollar reward for information leading to the return of the iconic shoes.
To receive the reward, the tipster must know the exact location of the shoes and the name of the person who stole them.
Police said the shoes were stolen on Aug. 28, 2005 from a glass case that was smashed with a bat. The person or persons stole nothing else from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, at the time of the robbery. Handwritten inside the shoes is Judy Garland's name.
John Kelsch, the executive director of the Judy Garland Museum, told the Associated Press the donor is a huge fan of the 1939 movie. He also said they are from Arizona.
The slippers were insured for $1 million at the time of the theft, and Kelsch said they would be worth between $2-3 million now.
Dorothy's ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz are seen on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
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Multiple slippers were made for the movies in slightly different variations for particular scenes. The total number of red ruby slippers made for the Wizard of Oz is unknown.
There are four known pairs of the ruby slippers with sequins and bows that were designed by Adrian Greenberg for the film. The slippers were stored in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio in Culver City, California, for three decades until the 1970s when a costume designer preparing for an auction of props rediscovered them, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
A pair with felt bottoms made for when Dorothy Gale dances on the yellow brick road was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 1979. David Elkouby from Los Angeles bought another pair in 2000 for more than $600,000. Leonardo DiCaprio bought the final known pair at a 2012 auction and reportedly paid $2 million for the shoes.
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