Mystery Vocabulary Terms

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Across
  1. 6. detectives gather clues, suspects provide alibi; red herrings may be present
  2. 7. detectives use all evidence collected to resolve the mystery
  3. 9. proof that helps solve a mystery
  4. 10. fact or item that gives a detective information
  5. 12. person who saw the crime happen
  6. 13. a person who has been harmed or wronged in the crime
  7. 14. characters introduced and problem revealed
  8. 15. tells where and when the events take place
Down
  1. 1. something wrong or against the law
  2. 2. a puzzle, event, secret/something unknown, something lost or missing, or a crime
  3. 3. excuse for not being somewhere or doing something
  4. 4. misleading clue that distracts the detective
  5. 5. a person who may possible have committed the crime
  6. 8. person who works to solve the mystery
  7. 11. a story about something that is secret or not easily explained