Mystery Vocabulary

4. Something that is unknown; oftentimes something is missing or
6. An action that breaks the law
8. A guess or feeling that is not based on facts
9. An object or statement that helps prove who committed the crime
10. An investigator who looks for and gathers clues
12. A discovery that helps solve the crime
14. Drawing a conclusion or making a judgment about something based on information you have

1. A reason that a person does something — motives may be anger, hatred, jealousy, or greed
2. Person who has a motive to have committed a crime
3. Person who has seen something or has knowledge about a crime that might help solve it
5. A false clue that throws the investigator off track
7. An investigator or detective
11. A fact or object that gives information that helps the detective solve the
13. An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime