A pair of the iconic ruby slippers used in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was recovered after being missing for more than a decade. The pair, one of four known surviving sets used by Judy Garland in the film, had been missing since August 2005, when they were stolen in a smash-and-grab burglary from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Several rewards had been offered for information that would lead to the recovery of the pop culture icons, with the initial $250,000 reward by law enforcement eventually being upped to $1 million thanks to an anonymous donor from Arizona. The stolen shoes have been the subject of many other unofficial investigations. Their disappearance was covered by bestselling mystery writer Brad Meltzer on one of his shows as well.

The slippers were insured for $1 million and bear serial numbers as well as Garland’s name on the inside. The museum had been working with a private investigation firm since 2013 in order to recover them. The other three surviving pairs are at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, at the Smithsonian, and at the home of a private collector.

When the burglary occurred, there was no alarm triggered and no fingerprints left behind by the culprit. The only thing left behind was a single red sequin from the slippers themselves. The Grand Rapids Police Department did little to dispel any rumors regarding the missing shoes in the years after their theft, instead opting to wait things out in the long term, after the investigators on the case expressed fears that the thief might destroy the slippers if they knew that police were hot on the trail.

Currently, the slippers are in possession of the FBI after being recovered by police; further information is not being released about the investigation as it remains active.

“When the slippers were snatched in that early morning burglary, the thief not only took the slippers but also a piece of history that will be forever connected to Grand Rapids and one of our city’s most famous children,” Grand Rapids Poice Chief Scott Johnson said in a statement. “We knew this day would eventually come and we are grateful to the FBI and all those that worked so hard to bring this piece of cinematic treasure out of the shadows and into the light. After all, ‘There’s no place like home!’”