Tacking on a fee paid to the auction house, the total purchase price for the ruby slippers was $32.5 million. Indictment dropped after death of Ruby slippers defendant ...

FARGO, N.D. — A federal judge has dismissed a federal indictment involving the theft of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" ruby slippers after the elderly defendant died over the weekend. In a court ...

Nation World Indictment dropped after death of 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers defendant A court document indicates that Jerry Hal Saliterman, accused of hiding the stolen collectibles, has died.