Prosecutors say Minnesota man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is dead
- A federal judge dismissed charges against Jerry Hal Saliterman after prosecutors informed the court that he died on Sunday.
- Saliterman, 77, had been in poor health with lung disease and was hospitalized in early January.
- Federal prosecutor Matthew Greenley filed a motion notifying the court of Saliterman's death.
- Defense attorney John Brink confirmed the death but did not provide details.
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Prosecutors say Minnesota man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' is dead - Albert Lea Tribune
ST. PAUL — A federal judge dismissed the charges Monday against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the 1939 musical “The Wizard of Oz” after prosecutors informed the court that he died on Sunday. Jerry Hal Saliterman, 77, of Crystal, who had been in poor health with lung disease and other ailments, had been scheduled to change his plea to guilty in January but that hearing was postponed in…
Man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' has died, officials say
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz." Prosecutors informed the court Monday that he died Sunday
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