Clue-  something that gives a hint to what happened

Crime-  something that is against the law

Mystery-  a crime that is a puzzle

Suspect- a person who may have committed the crime

Red Herring-  a false clue

Alibi-  being somewhere else when a crime is committed, you couldn't have done it!

Detective-  someone who tries to solve a mystery

Sleuth-  another word for detective

Deduct-  to use good thinking and clues to solve a problem

Witness-  someone who saw the crime happen

Motive-  a reason to commit a crime

Scene-  the place where the crime happened

Homophone-  two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently

Decipher-  figure out the meaning of something

Culprit-  the person who is guilty of a crime

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 Created: 22 July 2004
 Updated: 29 April, 2008