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By 11, I mean it was loud. VERY LOUD.

Terry Jon Martin pleaded guilty to the felony of stealing the ruby slippers from the film The Wizard of Oz from the Judy Garland Museum.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged in the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday in

Terry Jon Martin, the man charged in the theft of Judy Garlands ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005, has pleaded guilty to theft of a major artwork. Martin admitted to using a hammer to break into the museum and steal the slippers, thinking they had real rubies.

(Duluth, MN) -- The man accused of stealing a pair of Judy Garlands famous ruby red slippers, featured in the film The Wizard of Oz, pleaded guilty to one count

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 76-year-old Terry Jon Martin, who is reportedly receiving hospice care.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged in the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday in a deal

The shoes, one of only four pairs thought to remain from the 1939 film, are worth an estimated $3.5 million and were stolen in a 2005 robbery.