Jerry Saliterman, 77, of Crystal, Minnesota, is expected to plead guilty of hiding the 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers that were stolen in 2005.

A federal judge dismissed the charges Monday against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the 1939 musical “The Wizard of Oz” after ...

A federal judge has dismissed an indictment in the high-profile theft of the 'Wizard of Oz' slippers after defendant Jerry Hal Saliterman died over the weekend.

Jerry Hal Saliterman was allegedly involved in the theft of one of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from a museum in 2005. Prosecutors say he died Sunday.

FILE - Jerry Hal Saliterman, of Crystal, Minn., is wheeled out of U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, March 15, 2024, after he made his initial appearance on charges connected to the ...

Jerry Hal Saliterman, 77, had been scheduled to change his plea to guilty in January before the hearing was postponed indefinitely after he was hospitalized with lung disease.

In March 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Jerry Hal Saliterman of Crystal for his role in the infamous heist of the slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in 2005.

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Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization Jerry Hal Saliterman attended his arraignment via video from what looked like a hospital room.

A federal judge has dismissed an indictment in the high-profile theft of the 'Wizard of Oz' slippers after defendant Jerry Hal Saliterman died over the weekend.

Jerry Hal Saliterman, now 77, of Crystal, was charged last March with theft of a major artwork and witness tampering.