crime scene

noun

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

Examples of crime scene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web State and federal courts that reviewed the case concluded previously that the convictions of Shawn Henning and Ricky Birch were based in large part on false testimony by renowned forensic scientist Henry Lee about blood on a towel found at the crime scene. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 June 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 Her boss and husband found a crime scene at her home in Chevy Chase, then police officers discovered Preer dead, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024 Homicide and crime scene detectives are investigating. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 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 2 Jul. 2024.

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