Crime Stories
A story about someone committing a crime is called a ______ story.
What is a crime story / mystery
Marks left by fingers at a crime scene are called
What is fingerprints
Sherlock Holmes lives at 221B _____ Street
What is Baker Street
True crime stories are based on ____ events.
A tool used to look very closely at small things is a ______.
What is a magnefying glass
The person who does the crime in a story is called the _____
What is a criminal
Blood, hair, and skin can give this kind of scientific evidence
What is DNA
Sherlock Holmes' friend and roommate is Dr. ____
Who is Watson
Fiction stories are based on _____ events.
What is imaginary / fake events
Investigators use these gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints.
What are latex / rubber gloves
A false clue meant to trick the reader is called a ______
What is a red herring
Shoes can leave ______ at a crime scene
What are footprints
Sherlock often uses his sharp brain to notice small _____
What are clues
In real life, solving a crime takes a long time, but in TV shows it happens very ______
What is quickly/fast
This tool is used to collect tiny pieces of evidence without touching them.
What is tweezers
The ending of a crime story where everything is explained is called the ______
What is a solution
Broken glass or fibers are called ______ evidence.
What is physical / trace evidence
Sherlock sometimes uses this small glass tool to look closely at things.
In crime fiction, the detective often solves the case alone. In real life, crimes are solved by a whole _____
What is a team/squad
A camera is often used at a crime scene to take ______.
When a story hints at what will happen later, it is called ______
What is foreshadowing
Tiny drops of blood that show the direction of a crime are called ______
What is blood splatter
The author who wrote Sherlock Holmes stories is Sir Arthur _______
Who is Conan Doyle
True crime often uses real interviews with these people.
What is witnesses/victims family
Lab scientists use this test to see if a stain is blood.
What is a chemical / reagent test