A person who is to believed to have possibly committed the crime

Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

A false lead that throws the investigator off track

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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

Another name for a detective

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

The material located inside a cell that is the carrier of your genetic information

A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

Scientific methods used to investigate a crime

Something that helps prove who committed a crime

An act that is against the law

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence

To study by close examination and questioning

Something that is secret and unknown