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Reformed mobster went after 'one last score' when he stole Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'Oz'

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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.

Terry Jon Martin's defense attorney finally revealed the 76-year-old's motive for the 2005 theft from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of , , in a new memo filed ahead of his Jan. 29 sentencing in , Minnesota.

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