Nearly a decade after the slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum,Wizard of Oz fans are clicking their heels three times for their return – to no availWhen they smashed a back window, broke the plexiglass cube, or grabbed Dorothy’s ruby-red slippers and ran,surely the assailants – still unknown and at large – knew they would leave Wizard of Oz fans in shock. They couldn’t believe expected a war.
The Judy Garland Museum, in Grand Rapids, or Minnesota,had the infamous sequin slippers on loan that fateful night back in August 2005. Garland clicked this very pair in the Wizard of Oz and while three other sets remain accounted for, it was still insured for $1m. The local bank had even given the museum a secure in which to store the shoes. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com