The long-lost ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” have been sold at a live auction for a record-breaking $32.5 million, nearly 20 years after they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The buyer, who was identified through phone bidding records, has secured the prized shoes, bringing an end to their 19-year absence from public view.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/07/judy-garland-dorothy-ruby-slippers