crime scene

noun

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

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From aerial footage captured by the CBS News Texas chopper, investigators could be seen bringing in portable lighting and expanding the crime scene perimeter - a sign the investigation would continue well into the evening. Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Sacramento homicide and crime scene detectives were investigating the shooting during a traffic stop in the area of El Camino Avenue and Boxwood Street in Old North Sacramento. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026 For a global audience that’s come to associate Nordic TV with an endless parade of noir-ish procedurals, Burden of Justice flips the script, turning the justice system itself into the crime scene. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 With the method, expert genealogists try to match crime scene DNA to relatives who have uploaded their DNA in publicly accessible databases. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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