| A | B |
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| alibi | an excuse used to show someone was not at the scene of the crime |
| breakthrough | a discovery that helps solve the crime |
| clue | a fact or object that gives information |
| crime | an action that breaks the law |
| deduction | drawing a conclusion |
| detective | an investigator looking for and gathering clues |
| evidence | a thing or statement that helps prove who committed the crime |
| hunch | a guess or feeling not based on facts |
| motive | a reason for doing something - anger, greed, hatred, love |
| mystery | something that is unknown |
| red herring | a false clue that throws the investigator off track |
| sleuth | an investigator or detective |
| suspect | a person who has a motive to have committed a crime |
| witness | a person who has knowledge about a crime |
| victim | a person against whom a crime has been committed |
