Crime Vocabulary
A person who steals something is called a ______.
Thief
This London serial killer from 1888 was never caught.
Jack the Ripper
The emergency number used to call the police in the U.S.
911
A person accused of a crime is called the ______.
Defendant
Sherlock Holmes’ famous assistant.
Dr. Watson
The word for “killing someone without planning it.”
Manslaughter
This American serial killer was known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal.”
Jeffrey Dahmer
Fingerprints are used to identify a ______.
Suspect
The place where trials are held.
Court
The city where Batman fights crime.
Gotham city
A shop crime where someone takes items without paying.
Shoplifting
This American serial killer, known for performing as a clown at local events, was convicted of murdering numerous young men in the 1970s.
John Wayne Gacy
Physical proof found at a crime scene is called ______.
Evidence
A lawyer who defends the accused.
Defense attorney
This American series follows a forensic technician who is secretly a serial killer of criminals.
Dexter
The person harmed by a crime.
The victim
This American serial killer was known as “BTK,” a nickname based on his method of binding, torturing, and killing his victims.
Dennis Radar (BTK killer)
A police interview with someone who saw the crime.
A witness statement
A sentence where someone must pay money.
A fine
This fictional spy works for MI6 and is known by the code number 007.
James Bond
The term for illegally entering a building to steal things.
Burglary
This unidentified killer sent coded letters to newspapers in California in the late 1960s.
The Zodiac killer
A specialized police investigator who studies evidence.
The group of citizens who decide if the accused is guilty.
The jury
This TV show follows a group of profilers from the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit.
Criminal Minds