Mystery Vocab

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.

• alibi

• clue

• crime

• sleuth

A fact of object that helps to solve mysteries

• crime

• victim

• evidence

• clue

An act that is against the law

• mystery

• crime

• suspect

• alibi

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

• sleuth

• witness

• detective

• suspect

Something that helps prove who committed the crime

• evidence
• witness
• alibi
• motive

Something that is a secret or unknown

• mystery

• red herring

• crime

• alibi

A false lead that throws the investigator off track

• sleuth

• clue

• red herring

• witness

Another name for a detective

• sleuth

• suspect

• victim

• witness

A person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

• sleuth

• red herring

• crimer

• suspect

Someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime

• alibi

• victim

• witness

• evidence