Mystery Terms

Detective/Sleuth

• A person who investigates crimes and gathers evidence.
• The person who commits a crime
• DNA evidence
• A Red Herring

Victim

• The person who commits a crime
• The police officer investigating a crime
• Someone who is deceived or cheated or suffers some loss
• An attorney 

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CCSS.RI.6.4

Suspect 

• Police Officer
• The victim
• The judge/jury
• A person who is believed to be guilty of a crime.

Witness

• Someone who commits a crime
• Someone who finds the criminals
• Someone who see or can give a first-hand account of something.
• The person you call when your internet goes down.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Deduce

• Spanish for the number 2
• Someone who commits 2 crimes
• To make a conclusion by reasoning. 
• Solving more than one crime at a time.

Hunch

• A suspicion or a guess not based on known facts.
• A bump on a persons back
• The name of the guy who lives in Notre Dame
• A specialized detective 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Alibi

• Proof someone offers to show they couldn't have committed the crime.
• A white-collar criminal
• A type of investigation 
• A fruit

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

Motive

• A means of transportation
• An emoji's cousin
• Something that causes someone to act a certain way
• A type of candle

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Purloin

• To create an alibi
• To run someone over
• To kill
• To steal

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Crime

• A good choice
• A show on television
• An act committed in violation of the law
• An awesome idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4