Salitermann is accused of hiding the pair of ruby red slippers that were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in the screen legend's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005. The slippers' location remained a mystery for 13 years before the FBI received a tip.

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.

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Monday, March 17, dismissed charges against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a pair of ruby slippers worn in "The Wizard Of Oz" and stolen from a museum in 2005, after prosecutors said the man had died.