mystery words

2. Something that is unknown
4. An investigator
5. Person who has knowledge about a crime
8. A reason that a person does something — can include anger, hatred, love,or greed
9. A guess or feeling not based on facts
11. An investigator looking for and gathering clues
12. A false clue that throws the investigator off track

1. A discovery that helps solve the crime
3. An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime
4. Person who has a motive to have committed a crime
6. A thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime
7. An action that breaks the law deduction Drawing a conclusion
10. A fact or object that gives information toward solving the crime