crime scene

noun

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

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The efforts to extinguish the fire destroyed much of the physical evidence, leaving behind a crime scene that would haunt and confound the community for years to come. Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025 The charges were formally dropped after advances in DNA technology revealed that crime scene evidence did not match Springsteen, Scott or the other two suspects. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Department of Homeland Security and ICE after the incident and set up a containment area to preserve the crime scene, the sheriff’s office said Friday in a news release. Dave Mason, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025 The suspect had been a resident of Harris, Michigan, at the time of the assault, which was approximately a 45-minute drive from the crime scene. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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