crime scene

noun

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

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More than 100 evidence markers were spotted at the crime scene. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 1 July 2026 In the early days of the investigation, FBI Director Kash Patel claimed that the federal agency was kept away from the crime scene until four days after Guthrie was reported missing. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 The attorney general's office also alleges that Foster-Smith manipulated the crime scene in an attempt to conceal the killing before fleeing the location. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 In recent years, police have gone to Google and cellphone companies seeking tracking data on cellphones that were at a crime scene. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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