Stolen 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers will go on an international tour and then be auctioned
by Jim Salter
Mar 18, 2024
3 minutes
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were returned their owner, nearly 20 years after the iconic shoes were stolen from a museum in the late actor’s hometown. But “No place like home?” Not exactly.
The memorabilia collector who owns the iconic footwear immediately turned them over to an auction company, which plans to take them on an international tour before offering them at auction in December, an official with Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said Monday.
The ruby
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