🔥 The Big Ruby Slip-Up: OG Got Caught Up Hidin’ Dorothy’s Kicks 💎
By Mercedes Singleton | March 19, 2025
🎬 A Hood Fairytale: The Wizard of Oz Heist 🎬
Ayo, this some real-life movie-type drama right here! Y’all remember them ruby slippers Dorothy clicked three times in The Wizard of Oz? Yeah, them joints went poof back in ‘05, swiped straight outta the Judy Garland Museum up in Minnesota. For years, folks was lookin’ like, “Who done ran off with Dorothy’s kicks?” 💨👠
Turns out, it was an OG named Terry Jon Martin, a dude who prolly thought he hit a goldmine. Word is, bruh thought them shoes was decked out in real rubies! 🤦🏾♀️ Little did he know, the real value wasn’t in the stones—it was in the history. This was Hollywood royalty right here! 🎥✨
📸 Peep the stolen slippers:
🕵🏾♂️ The Man in the Cut: Jerry Hal Saliterman 🕵🏾♂️
Fast forward, and now we got a whole new name in the mix—Jerry Hal Saliterman. This 77-year-old dude from Crystal, Minnesota, was sittin’ on these stolen gems for a hot minute. Bro really played the background, keepin’ the slippers tucked away for 13 years! 😳
Like, how you gon’ stash some legendary kicks like that and think the Feds ain’t gon’ spin the block? 🧐 The FBI wasn’t havin’ it, and by 2018, they pulled up and boom, Dorothy’s slippers was back in the spotlight. 🔦
📸 Check out the FBI’s recovery of the slippers:
🚔 Game Over: The Feds Close In 🚔
They had Terry Martin dead to rights, and bruh didn’t even try to fight it. He hit the guilty plea in ‘23, but since he was old and sick, he got off easy. But Jerry? That man was dodgin’ the system like a seasoned vet. 🏃🏾♂️💨
But life be life-ing, and karma spun the block real quick. Saliterman got hit with a whole stack of health problems—lung disease, Parkinson’s, all that. By the time the law finally caught up, my guy wasn’t even fit to face trial. And just like that, on March 16, 2025, homie took his last breath. 👀💀
💰 Hollywood Bread: The Slippers Get That Bag 💰
Now that the case is done done, what happened to the slippers? Oh, best believe they ain’t just collectin’ dust. Somebody dropped a record-breaking $32.5 MILLION to scoop ‘em up at Heritage Auctions last December. 🤑💎 We talkin’ big bank moves!
Who copped ‘em? Ain’t nobody sayin’. 🤫 But you already know Raps.co stay on the lookout for the latest tea on Hollywood history and Black excellence in the industry. Stay tapped in ‘cause we always keep it 💯 on the culture. ✊🏾🔥
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