Across
- 2. A detective type in film noir
- 4. Another informal term for a detective
- 6. The person who commits a crime
- 8. Information, objects, or testimony used to establish facts in an investigation
- 10. The person who is harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime
- 12. The location where a crime has occurred or is believed to have occurred (two words)
- 14. A piece of evidence or information that aids in solving a crime or mystery
- 15. A mystery or detective story that focuses on identifying the perpetrator of a crime
- 16. An informal term for a detective
- 18. A particular way or method a criminal uses to commit a crime, often indicative of their style (two words)
- 21. The logical process of reasoning from general principles to specific facts to solve a crime
- 22. A character who assists the detective, often providing comic relief or another perspective
- 23. An admission of guilt by a suspect
- 24. Analyzing behavior, motives, and patterns to create a psychological portrait of a suspect
Down
- 1. When the detective in a story reveals the murderer at the end and explains how s/he found out the truth
- 3. The scientific methods used to analyze evidence from a crime scene
- 5. Another term for a detective
- 7. A claim or evidence that a suspect was elsewhere when a crime occurred
- 9. A person who helps another commit a crime
- 11. The formal questioning of a suspect or witness by authorities to gather information
- 13. The reason or driving force behind a person committing a crime
- 17. A person believed to have committed a crime
- 19. A misleading clue that diverts attention from the real culprit or solution (two words)
- 20. a mystery in which the crime happens in a closed space