Posted in Minnesota May 25, 2016 by

This Is The Number One Unsolved Mystery In Minnesota And It Will Leave You Baffled

While Minnesota’s had its fair share of unsolved crimes, perhaps one of the most outrageous unsolved mysteries is the case of Dorothy’s disappearing million dollar slippers.

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The ruby slippers in question were one of the pairs designed by Gilbert Adrian for Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.
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They were sold to collector Michael Shaw, and when they were on loan to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, they disappeared.
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At 2 a.m. on August 28, 2005, the slippers were stolen and no evidence was left behind other than the smashed glass.
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Investigators and police have painstakingly worked on the case of the missing slippers for the past decade to no avail. Last year, an anonymous donor even offered a million dollar reward for the perpetrator's name and the location of the slippers.
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They've even searched the lakes.
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Rumors have flown that everyone from locals, to obsessed fans, to the shoes’ owner who had them insured for over a million dollars are responsible for the theft. What do you think happened to the slippers?