There's No Place Like Home (Detention)

Asecond man was charged over the 2005 theft of the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," according to an indictment.

Minnesota man Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, was charged with witness tampering and theft of a major artwork, according to an indictment made public over the weekend, The Associated Press reported. ...

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Saliterman knew that the "authentic pair of 'ruby slippers' worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie 'The Wizard of Oz'" was stolen, and he threatened to release a sex tape of a woman and "take her down with him" if she did not remain quiet about the slippers, according to the indictment. 

Ed Morrissey

All this for a pair of shoes? The hunt for the iconic slippers certainly had imaginations in high gear. One of my favorite shows, Expedition Unknown, did an episode on the theft and the search for the shoes, and I've followed the news ever since. But this is getting far more sordid and ugly than previously thought, if these allegations are true. 

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