People
Builds the case
actions
words
ending
100
An investigator looking for and gathering clues.
Who is a detective?
100
A discovery that helps solve the crime.
What is a breakthrough?
100
Drawing a conclusion.
What is a deduction?
100
A guess or feeling not based on facts.
What is a hunch?
200
An investigator
Who is a sleuth?
200
A thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime.
What is evidence?
200
An action that breaks the law.
What is a crime?
200
A reason that a person does something - can include anger, hatred, love,or greed
What is a motive?
300
Person who has a motive to have committed a crime.
Who is a suspect?
300
An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime.
What is an alibi?
300
Something that is unknown.
What is a mystery?
400
Person who has knowledge about a crime.
Who is a witness?
400
A fact or object that gives information toward solving the crime.
What is a clue?
500
The person who committed the crime.
Who is the culprit?
500
A false clue that throws the investigator off track.
What is a red herring