September 4, 2018 | 9:29am | Updated September 4, 2018 | 10:03am
There’s no place like home for Dorothy’s iconic ruby red slippers — which have been found after being swiped from a Minnesota museum 13 years ago.
The FBI is set to announce Tuesday details behind its recovery of the sequined kicks, which were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz.”
One of the four pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland, in 1996.AP
The slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 when someone went through a window and smashed into the small display case.
The custom-made shoes, made of materials including wood pulp, silk thread, gelatin, plastic and glass beads, were insured for $1 million and may be worth even more now.
They are among four pairs of ruby slippers worn by Garland in the 1939 classic that are known to exist.
In 2015, an anonymous donor offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of the shoes. But that offer was only on the table for a few weeks and expired on the 10th anniversary of the shoes’ disappearance.
At least two of the existing pairs are owned by private collectors, according to ABC News. Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg jointly acquired one of them for display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Another pair is at the Smithsonian Institution.
With Post wires
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