Detective Vocabulary

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: A plea offered by an accused person of not having been at the scene of the crime is called an _______.

• alibi

• witness

• suspect

• evidence

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: Something that appears to give information toward solving the crime is called a _______.

• clue

• suspect

• alibi

• evidence

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: Someone or something that proves who committed the crime is called _______.

• evidence

• suspect

• alibi

• motive

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: A false lead that throws the investigator off track is called a _______.

• red herring

• alibi

• culprit

• clue

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: A carefully planned undercover operation designed to trap a criminal is called a _______.

• sting

• stakeout

• alibi

• red herring

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: An investigator or detective is also known as a _______.

• sleuth

• culprit

• witness

• suspect

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: People who appear to have a motive to have committed the crime are called _______.

• suspects

• witnesses

• detectives

• victims

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: A person who has personal knowledge about the crime is called a _______.

• witness

• suspect

• detective

• culprit

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the Detective Vocabulary list: To support or confirm is to _______.

• corroborate

• fabricate

• exaggerate

• contradict