crime scene

noun

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

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Prosecutors said that the casings in all the later shootings matched Richard’s gun, which was found at the Renee Cooksey/Edward Nunn crime scene. Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025 After the remains were found, the sheriff's office processed the scene with the help from WSP crime scene response team and the DNA analysis was conducted, the sheriff's office reported. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 On Wednesday morning, the spot where CLEAR regularly meets was a crime scene. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025 News articles described the crime scene in gory, painstaking detail. Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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