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