Mystery Vocabulary

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