Who am I?
A person who sees the crime or problem take place
Witness
Fingerprints, video, empty jar, loud noise
Clues
Victim
Someone who is affected by the crime
The person that the crime happened to
A person who is responsible (did or is the cause) for the crime or problem
Culprit
I was at the library so it couldn't be me.
Alibi
Evidence
Something that helps prove who did it
Proof that helps solve the mystery
A person who is thought to be guilty of the crime or problem but it is not definite
Suspect
It was Mr. Rose who broke the iPad and hid it behind the cabinet when everyone left the classroom.
Solution
Suspense
Something that makes you want to know more
Something added to mysteries to make you want to learn more
A person who decided to investigate the crime or problem
Detective
I don't have any evidence yet but I have this feeling that Margaret did it because she has a key to the closet.
Hunch
Interrogating
Asking questions to collect more information or clues to help solve the mystery
I am not a person but I am something that is used to throw people off the track of finding out who really committed the crime or problem
Red Herring
The reason why Mr. Rose hid the iPad that he broke is he did not have the money to replace it.
Motive
Theory
A possible idea about the solution to the mystery