Week 1
Something that is difficult to understand or explain.
mystery
An offer, excuse, or defense for a crime that was committed.
alibi
An action that is illegal and that can be punished by the law.
crime
A person whose job is to investigate and solve crimes.
detective
A spoken or written account of something someone has seen, heard, done, or investigated.
report
To find the answer to a mystery or problem.
solve
To claim that someone has done something wrong.
accuse
To carry out or do something.
commit
To establish the facts and information about something.
investigate
A formal spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
testimony
A thing that helps you solve a mystery.
clue
Evidence or an argument that makes you believe something is true.
proof
When one human being kills another.
A person who was harmed because of a crime or an accident.
victim
To confirm or support a statement of theory.
corroborate
A person who might have done something bad.
suspect
Responsible for doing something wrong.
guilty
A person who sees an event happen.
witness
a large, impressive house.
mansion
The place where a crime has been committed.
crime scene
To use what you know and what you see to try and understand something.
infer
Not responsible for doing something wrong.
innocent
A reason for doing something.
motive
A group of ideas meant to explain something.
theory
A weapon used to commit a murder.