crime scene

noun

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

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The reporting compelled the Georgia Innocence Project to get a hair sample from Mr. Sparre’s mother to see if she was related to the person whose DNA was left at the crime scene. Hank Sanders, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024 What did police find at the Brian Thompson crime scene? Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 Fingerprints taken at the crime scene in New York City and those taken in Mangione’s arrest in central Pennsylvania show a positive match, CNN reported Wednesday, citing two unnamed law enforcement sources. Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 So, other than the crime scene analysis, what goes on forensically, what recovered shell casings and live rounds and things like that [there are] in every homicide – not just this one – there is a deep dive into the victim. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024 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 Dec. 2024.

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