76-year-old Jerry Hal Saliterman charged with 2005 theft of Judy Garland's ruby slippers, recovered in 2018, faces theft and witness tampering charges.

76-year-old Jerry Hal Saliterman has been charged with the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's iconic ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The slippers, worn by Garland in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," were recovered by the FBI in 2018. Saliterman is charged with theft of a major artwork and witness tampering, and allegedly knew the stolen slippers were in his possession, threatening to release a sex tape of a woman if she did not keep quiet about the stolen slippers.