The ruby purple slipper theft has been solved … with a confession from a mobster!

Terry Jon Martin has copped to stealing one of the iconic objects in film historical past — Dorothy’s ruby purple slippers from “The Wizard of Oz.”

Terry Jon now admits … he is the man behind the smash and seize again in 2005 … he used a hammer to obliterate the show case that was supposed to guard the slippers.

JJM says he was below the mistaken impression the footwear had been bedazzled with actual jewels. The explanation he thought that — the footwear had been famously insured for $1M.

The footwear had been recovered in 2018 and Martin was arrested and pled responsible to the theft.

The 76-year-old is not going to go to jail … he is affected by a severe sickness so the decide confirmed him mercy. He is in hospice care and is simply anticipated to stay one other 6 months.

BTW … the present market worth of the footwear — $3.5 MILLION!!!