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Slip Slidin’ Away: The Theft of Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers

Ridiculous Crime

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The Arabian Test Pair

Debbie Reynolds sold her test pair that she did get for $627,000 at an auction in 2011. The shoes were called the Arabian test pair and got their name because they had an experimental design with curled toes. A burglar stole a pair of ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on August 28, 2005. "This is when it pays to be haunted," says David Bianculli.

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