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Reformed mobster Martin couldn’t resist ‘one last score’

He admits stealing Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘Oz’

By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
Published: January 27, 2024, 6:00am
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Terry Jon Martin prepares to leave the federal courthouse in Duluth, Minn., on Oct. 13.
Terry Jon Martin prepares to leave the federal courthouse in Duluth, Minn., on Oct. 13. (Dan Kraker/Minnesota Public Radio files) Photo Gallery

The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value.

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