Across
- 4. An action that breaks the law
- 6. A reason that a person does something — motives may be anger,hatred, jealousy, or greed
- 7. A fact or object that gives information that helps the detective solve the crime
- 8. An object or statement that helps prove who committed the crime
- 9. Person who has a motive to have committed a crime
- 11. Something that is unknown; oftentimes something is missing or stolen
- 13. A guess or feeling that is not based on facts
- 14. Drawing a conclusion or making a judgment about something based on information you have
Down
- 1. An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime
- 2. An investigator who looks for and gathers clues
- 3. Person who has seen something or has knowledge about a crime that might help solve it
- 5. A discovery that helps solve the crime
- 10. An investigator or detective
- 12. herring A false clue that throws the investigator off track