Mystery Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at
  2. 3. A reason that a person does something — can include anger, hatred, love,
  3. 4. Person who has a motive to have committed a crime
  4. 6. scene of the crime
  5. 7. herring: A false clue that throws the investigator off track
  6. 11. A discovery that helps solve the crime
  7. 12. An action that breaks the law
  8. 14. A thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime
  9. 15. A guess or feeling not based on facts
Down
  1. 1. An investigator
  2. 3. Something that is unknown
  3. 5. A fact or object that gives information toward solving the crime
  4. 8. An investigator looking for and gathering clues
  5. 9. Drawing a conclusion
  6. 10. greed
  7. 13. Person who has knowledge about a crime