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