How to Use crime scene in a Sentence

crime scene

noun
  • Today, the siblings remain in custody—but what happened to the crime scene, the Menendez family mansion?
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Video from the police shooting of Dexter Reed in March demonstrates how newer cameras can zoom in to a crime scene from more than a block away.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But as Williams’ attorneys have noted repeatedly, no forensic evidence tied Williams to the crime scene.
    Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • At least 24 shell casings were found at the crime scene.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Hazard’s car, meanwhile, had been blocked off as part of the crime scene.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
  • Foster yells at the rookies hanging around the crime scene.
    Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
  • One of the most haunting images of the crime scene that has been leaked to the public is that of Libby's blood on a tree.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The Secret Service confirmed Escalante was at a home near the crime scene in May 2019.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Police were dispatched to the crime scene at 10:11 p.m. Friday.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • When the driver pulled over in front of his home, Fierro got the information and drove back to the crime scene.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The suspect fled the crime scene on a bicycle, police said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Cook oversaw the cleanup of the crime scene, and Davidson helped dispose of bloody carpets and bedding.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • Forensic analysis of the guns seized from the home matched one to the 9mm casings found at the crime scene in New Haven, police said.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But by noon, the crime scene had shrunk to a square of brick sidewalk on P Street NW, cordoned off with police tape.
    Alexandra Ma, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • And police said shoe print patterns found at the crime scene matched the Orthofeet brand the defendant was known to wear.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
  • Wilmer, who had not been in police databases, came back as a match to the crime scene evidence in June, Geller said.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Although a bloody spear was found near the crime scene, police could not confirm whether it was used in the killings, Garcia said.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • Sacramento police declared the camp a crime scene ahead of its sweep.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Among the physical evidence at the crime scene was a hammer used in the attack.
    Kayla Laine, CBS News, 17 July 2024
  • Investigators have said that Mixon's home was part of the crime scene.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The true-crime loving trio is back with a new murder, a new crime scene and a new list of potential suspects.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
  • By the next day, his Rockingham Road estate had become a crime scene.
    Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Though common among gun owners, the ammunition was the same brand and caliber that was found at the crime scene.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Solly: There was one major clue that pointed to Leopold and Loeb, and that was a pair of eyeglasses that had been left at the crime scene.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
  • No physical evidence tied either to the killing or the crime scene.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Police discovered a gun and dozens of bullet casings at the crime scene.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 June 2024
  • George began by sending a crime scene photo of Katy to Krystal.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The area reopened after deputies spent hours at the crime scene, but Gahler urged people walking the trail to be vigilant.
    CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Llera spoke with several neighbors who had gathered at the crime scene.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
  • Hospital workers already had cleaned and mopped the crime scene.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024

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