crime scene

noun

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

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Teenager identified as stabbing victim Police identified the victim as 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a student at Memorial High School, located three miles north of the crime scene. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 But another man, Rudy Hermann Guede, from the Ivory Coast, was eventually convicted of murder after his DNA was found at the crime scene. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025 After they’re spotted at the crime scene, Evie and this mysterious hostage are forced to go on the run, Thelma and Louise style. Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025 It would have been taken roughly an hour after police allege his phone pinged a cell tower near the crime scene following the quadruple stabbing inside. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Mar. 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 8 Apr. 2025.

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