Crime Genre Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Relating to scientific methods used to solve crimes.
  2. 6. To claim that someone is responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.
  3. 9. Someone who helps another person commit a crime.
  4. 13. To question someone closely, often a suspect or witness.
  5. 15. Someone who saw or knows something about a crime.
  6. 16. A mark left by someone's finger, often used as evidence.
  7. 19. An object used to harm or kill someone during a crime.
  8. 21. The person who investigates and solves a crime.
  9. 22. Genetic material that can be used to identify a suspect.
Down
  1. 1. The person who actually committed the crime.
  2. 3. A false clue meant to mislead the detective or reader.
  3. 4. A person believed to be involved in a crime.
  4. 5. Proof that a suspect was somewhere else when the crime occurred.
  5. 7. The location where a crime took place.
  6. 8. To look into the details of a crime to find out what happened.
  7. 10. A piece of evidence that helps to solve a crime.
  8. 11. The reason someone might commit a crime.
  9. 12. A person who suffers from a crime or harmful act.
  10. 14. Information or objects that help prove who committed a crime.
  11. 17. To admit to committing a crime.
  12. 18. Close observation of someone, often using cameras.
  13. 20. To give evidence in court, usually under oath.