Across
- 4. an investigator or detective
- 7. a guess or feeling not based on facts
- 8. free someone from a criminal charge with a verdict of not guilty
- 9. to free someone from blame
- 11. one guilty of a crime
- 13. drawing a logical conclusion
- 14. to examine by questioning
- 16. a reason for doing something
Down
- 1. an event that predicts future outcomes
- 2. a person who has knowledge that may help solve the crime
- 3. demanding money in return for not revealing information
- 5. a person with a motive to commit a crime
- 6. a discovery that helps solve the crime
- 10. an object or statement that helps prove who committed the crime
- 11. something that appears to give information toward solving the crime
- 12. herring a false clue that throws the investigator off track
- 15. an excuse that an accused person uses