Mystery Word Definitions

What is an alibi?

• a false lead that throws the investigator off track

• something that helps prove who committed the crime

• an excuse a suspect uses to show that he/she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

• something that is secret and unknown

What is a clue?

• someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of a crime

• Things people say or do or objects that are found that provide important information; hints that can help solve a mystery

• an excuse a suspect uses to show that he/she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

• a false lead that throws the investigator off track

What is a crime?

• an act that is against the law

• a false lead that throws the investigator off track

• another name for a detective

• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

What is a detective?

• someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime

• a person who is believe to have possibly committed the crime

• someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

• a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

What is a witness?

• another name for a detective

• 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 person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

What is a sleuth?

• someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

• another name for a detective

• something that is secret and unknown

• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

What is a red herring?

• a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

• something that is secret and unknown

• a false lead that throws the investigator off track

• another name for a detective

What is a suspect?

• a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

• someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

• someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime

• a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

What is a mystery?

• an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he/she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

• an act that is against the law

• a false lead that throws the investigator off track

• something that is secret and unknown

What is evidence?

• something that is secret and unknown

• a fact or object that helps prove who committed the crime

• a false lead that throws the investigator off track

• an act that is against the law