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