Jerry Hal Saliterman, 77, of Crystal, Minn., was set to plead guilty in January to theft of a major artwork and witness tampering, but he’d been unable to appear in court due to ongoing health ...

Jerry Hal Saliterman died Sunday, federal prosecutor Matthew Greenley notified the court in a one-page motion Monday that did ...

A federal judge dismissed charges against one of two men accused of stealing the "Wizard of Oz" ruby red slippers in 2005 after prosecutors said he died. Jerry Hal Saliterman was indicted in ...

Jerry Hal Saliterman, indicted on concealing the iconic ruby red shoes Judy Garland wore in "Wizard of Oz," died on Sunday, leading to dismissal of a federal criminal case.

The sequined red slippers were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum ... connected to the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." Credit: AP/Steve Karnowski ...

Friday, March 15, 2024, after he made his initial appearance on charges connected to the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski ...

Federal charges against the man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz" were dropped ... of hiding the pair of ruby red slippers that were stolen ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Monday, March 17, dismissed charges against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a pair of ruby slippers worn in "The Wizard Of Oz" and stolen from a museum in 2005, ...

A federal judge dismissed charges against one of two men accused of stealing the "Wizard of Oz" ruby red slippers in 2005 after prosecutors said he died. Jerry Hal Saliterman was indicted in March ...

He was charged then with theft of a major artwork and witness tampering for his role in the ruby slippers case.The sequined red slippers ... 1939 musical "The Wizard of Oz" after prosecutors ...