crime scene

noun

: the place where a crime happened
The police found my wallet at the crime scene.

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At the funeral, Robinson needs a quick word: The DNA samples from the crime scene never arrived at the lab, and the agent suspects that Sinatra was involved. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025 The gun found on him matched three shell casings found at the crime scene and his fingerprints matched those investigators found on a water bottle and snack bar wrapper, according to authorities. Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025 But other aspects of the crime scene were puzzling: nothing was taken, and there were no footprints outside the window where the intruder was supposed to have entered. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 The defense filed motions to suppress large portions of evidence ahead of the coming trial, including DNA taken from the crime scene, items seized by police from Kohberger's car and college apartment and information from his cellphone and online footprint. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for crime scene 

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“Crime scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20scene. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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