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There’s a criminal element hanging out in the middle of the Ripley’s attraction on Orlando’s International Drive .

The walk-through museum has installed exhibits collectively known as “True Crime: Blood, Lies and Alibis.” The limited-time displays mix cold, hard facts and trivia with comedy and lighthearted matter. How else to explain a wall that features O.J. Simpson, Judge Judy and Scooby-Doo ?

There are jumping-off points for serious matters, as well, with physical displays that present Charles Manson’s prison shirt — which he signed — and furniture used by Lee Harvey Oswald at opposite ends of the room. Nearby is a pistol owned by outlaw Jesse James. (“He once shot the tip off his own finger … on purpose!” reads the Ripley’s displ

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