[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Nearly 20 years after being stolen, the ruby ​​shoes worn by American actress Judy Garland in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" will be auctioned. According to a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) report on the 6th, this pair of shiny red pumps

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Nearly 20 years after being stolen, the ruby ​​shoes worn by American actress Judy Garland in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" will be auctioned.

According to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on the 6th, this pair of shiny red pumps is very beautifully made, with rubies inlaid on the toe, and is considered one of the most precious film collections.

The ruby ​​shoes worn by Judy Garland, the heroine of the Hollywood film "The Wizard of Oz" Source: US media

Dallas-based Hongji Auction Company announced at a press conference on the 4th that online bidding has begun and will continue Until December 7th. The auction company acquired the ruby ​​shoes from memorabilia collector Michael Shaw. Shaw loaned the shoes to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005 for display. In the summer of 2005, someone smashed a museum display case and stole the shoes. It was not until 2018 that the ruby ​​shoes were recovered by the FBI.

According to reports, the man who stole the ruby ​​shoes at the time was named Terry Jon Martin. He is now 76 years old and was exempted from jail time due to his age and physical health problems. He admitted smashing the glass of the museum's doors and display cases with a hammer and stealing the ruby ​​shoes.

It is estimated that the ruby ​​shoes may be worth $2 million to $7 million. Grand Rapids, Garland's birthplace, raised funds for an auction at its annual Judy Garland Festival in an effort to buy it out.(Yue Chao)