Mystery Vocabulary

1. an act that is against the law
3. a person who helps another commit a crime.
6. Witness a person who has personally seen something happen and can give a first hand account of what was seen
7. someone who works to solve a crime or a mystery
11. an excuse why you could not commit a crime
14. clues found at the scene of the crime or eye witness accounts that help prove someone committed a crime or didn’t commit a crime
15. Herring a clue that is fake or leads the detective away from solving the mystery
16. science the science of testing evidence to help solve a crime
18. someone who is responsible for a crime

2. someone who is not responsible for a crime
4. scene the place where a crime happens
5. a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery.
8. another word for criminal
9. the reason that someone would commit a crime
10. someone who could have committed the crime
12. another name for a detective
13. someone who has information that will help solve a crime
17. a person who committed a crime