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Rhys Thomas
Journalist and documentary filmmaker Rhys Thomas, author of "The Ruby Slippers of Oz," the definitive history of the Wizard of Oz slippers worn by Judy Garland.
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Apr 2, 2025
Return to Oz: The Ruby Slippers Revisited
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29:20Rhys ThomasGUEST
Combined with the knowledge of the mismatched pairs, which, you know, I discovered back in 89.
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29:26Rhys ThomasGUEST
And the FBI agents had read that in my book, and that's why they took the pair to the Smithsonian.
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29:32Rhys ThomasGUEST
But what was really interesting was the work done by Randy Struthers, who I've called sort of a ruby slipper forensic expert, who really studied the shoes carefully under, you know, using high tech video techniques.
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David MandelHOST
Did you ever try and request an interview with any of the involved parties, the criminals themselves at all? Is that something that was would you like to talk to them or I don't know? No,