crime scene

noun

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

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Defense team pushes back Defense attorney Kathryn Nester questioned Hull’s handling of the crime scene on the day of the shooting. Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Detectives with the Lincoln Police Department and a crime scene investigator took over the investigation, with assistance from investigators from the Placer County District Attorney’s Office. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Among them is Kyoko (Yu Aoi), a hard-charging TV news reporter, who, at the crime scene, is reunited with detective Kenji Okamoto (Shun Oguri), her former lover, freshly pulled off suspension to work the case. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel responded to the scene and gathered evidence and spoke with witnesses. Kansas City Star, 6 July 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 14 Jul. 2026.

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