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A reformed mobster who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ couldn’t resist “one final score”. Terry Jon Martin is due to be sentenced for the 2005 theft from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids on 29 January,and his defence attorney has now explained the reasons behind the terminally-ill man’s actions. A memo written by Dane DeKrey explained an unidentified former mob associate led Martin – who hadn’t committed a crime in nearly 10 years after his last prison stint – to believe the iconic footwear must have had real rubies embedded insid…

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