Mystery Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information.
  2. 5. a reason that a person does something
  3. 8. a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime.
  4. 10. an excuse that a suspect gives to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime, when the crime was committed.
  5. 12. an action that breaks the law
Down
  1. 1. someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime.
  2. 2. a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information and clues
  3. 3. something that is secret and unknown.
  4. 6. a fact or object that COULD lead to solving the mystery/crime.
  5. 7. herring a false lead or clue that throws the sleuth/detective off track.
  6. 9. a thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime.
  7. 11. a fact or object that is an important discovery/development that solves the mystery/crime (AHA-moment).