Someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime.
The reason that a person does something - could be love, hatred, or greed.
Witness
Deduction
Suspect
Detective
Victim
Sleuth
Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information.
A person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime.
Another name for a detective
A guess or feeling not based on facts.
A fact or object that helps to solve the mystery.
A discovery that helps solve the crime.
Something that is secret and unknown.
A false lead that throws the investigation off track.
Crime
An act that is against the law.
Something that helps prove who committed the crime.
An explanation that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime.
Alibi
Motive
Drawing a conclusion.
Evidence
Hunch
Breakthrough
Clue
Red Herring
A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information.
Mystery
