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Murder Mystery Vocabulary

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    Murder Mystery Terms
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  • a person who is believed to be possibly guilty of committing a crime
    suspect
    criminal
    robber
    thief
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  • to try and find out the facts about something, such as a crime or accident in order to learn how it happened
    investigate
    murder
    solve
    connect
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  • not guilty of a crime or other wrong act
    guilty
    innocent
    bystander
    freedom
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  • responsible for committing a crime or other wrong act
    guilty
    criminal
    prisoner
    innocent
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  • something which shows that something else exists or is true
    evidence
    project
    report
    law
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  • an excuse for not being somewhere or doing something
    alibi
    white lie
    guilt
    falsify
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  • someone who looks for information to solve crimes
    seeker
    sleuth
    judge
    civilian
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  • a reason for doing something
    motive
    detection
    action
    solution
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  • a belief or idea about something
    thought
    evidence
    clue
    hunch
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  • a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed or killed by someone else
    victim
    loner
    assailant
    murdered
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  • a person whose job is to find information about something or someone
    guard
    police officer
    researcher
    detective
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  • something unimportant that is used to stop people from noticing important details
    red-herring
    excuse
    evidence
    information
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