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But much of the mystery remains unclear.

A federal prosecutor said he would not seek prison time for 76-year-old Terry Jon Martin, who is reportedly receiving hospice care.

A 76-year-old Grand Rapids man has changed his plea to guilty in connection to the theft of a pair of ruby slippers from the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz."

A man charged with stealing ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the "The Wizard of Oz" from a Minnesota museum has pleaded guilty.

Terry Martin's guilty plea in federal court comes nearly 20 years after the famous slippers worn by Judy Garland disappeared in 2005 from Grand Rapids.

An elderly US man pleaded guilty Friday to the theft nearly 20 years ago of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz." The sequined shoes -- indelibly associated with the character Dorothy clicking them together and saying repeatedly, "there's no place like home" -- were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the actress's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.The slippers are among four pairs that Garland wore durin...

A federal prosecutor said he would not seek prison time for the 76-year-old, who is reportedly receiving hospice care.

But much of the mystery remains unclear.

Terry Jon Martin, 76, admitted to stealing the iconic footwear from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005

A federal prosecutor said he would not seek prison time for the 76-year-old, who is reportedly receiving hospice care.