Mystery Vocabulary

alibi

• _{something that helps prove who committed the crime}
• a false lead that throws the investigator off track
• an excuse a suspect uses to show he/she wasn't at the crime scene
• another name for a detective

clue

• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
• a reason for doing something
• someone who is harmed because of the crime
• someone who saw the crime being committed

crime

• an excuse that a suspect uses to show he/she wasn't at the crime scene
• something that is secret and unknown
• an act that is against the law
• something that helps prove who committed the crime

detective

• a reason for doing something
• a person who investigates mysteries
• someone who is harmed because of the crime
• an act that is against the law

evidence

• something that helps prove who committed the crime
• a false lead
• something that is secret and unknown
• someone who saw the crime being committed

motive

• an act that is against the law
• another name for a detective
• someone who is harmed because of the crime
• a reason for doing something, especially if it is hidden

mystery

• another name for a detective
• something that is secret and unknown
• a person who is believed to have committed the crime
• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

red herring

• an excuse that a suspect uses to show he/she wasn't at the crime scene
• a false lead
• an act against the law
• a person who investigates mysteries

slueth

• something that helps prove who committed the crime
• an act that is against the law
• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
• another name for a detective

suspect

• a person who who investigates mysteries
• an act that is against the law
• something that is secret and unknown
• a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime