Mystery Vocabulary

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed is a(n) :

• red herring
• alibi
• witness
• mystery

A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries is a(n):

• witness
• victim
• clue
• detective

An act that is against the law is a(n):

• mystery
• alibi
• clue
• crime

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information is a(n):

• detective
• witness
• victim
• evidence

Something that helps prove who committed the crime is:

• evidence
• red herring
• alibi
• suspect

Something that is secret and unknown is a(n):

• witness
• mystery
• red herring
• crime

A red herring is:

• another name for a detective
• a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
• a false lead that throws the investigator off track
• someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of a crime

A sleuth is:

• another name for a detective
• someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of a crime
• an act that is against the law
• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

A suspect is:

• an act that is against the law
• a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
• someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information
• a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

A witness is:

• a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
• someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
• someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information
• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries