Mystery Terms

Any physical location where a crime scene has occurred or is suspected of occurring.

• Alibi

• Motive

• Crime Scene

• Suspect

Person thought to be capable of commiting a crime

• witness

• accomplice

• motive

• suspect

Person associated with someone suspected of committing a crime,

• accomplice

• suspect

• witness

• alibi

A defense strategy where the defendant claims that they were somewhere else or doing something else when the crime took place

• accomplice

• witness

• alibi

• motive

a reason or reasons for committing a crime

• alibi

• motive

• crime scene

• evidence

a person who sees an event ( usually a crime) take place

• witness

• accomplice

• suspect

• motive

A reasonable way of thinking based on what makes sense

• alibi

• logic

• forensic

• evidence

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

the available information or facts indicating whether a belief is true or valid

• witness

• alibi

• motive

• evidence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

science intended for a court of law

• forensics

• crime scene

• evidence

• motive