Jerry Hal Saliterman allegedly kept the shoes well-hidden until the FBI managed to trace them to him in 2018 A man accused of helping to steal Judy Garland’s famous ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz died on Sunday.

Salitermann was accused of hiding the pair of ruby red slippers that were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Garland's hometown, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005. The slippers' location remained a mystery for 13 years before the FBI received a tip.