Prime suspect
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For television series, see Prime Suspect.
A prime suspect is the person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.
There are various reasons a person may be considered a prime suspect. These include:
- Being the only person at the scene of the crime, or being closest to the scene of the crime when the crime occurred
- Being linked by some form of forensic evidence, such as DNA
- Being named by witness(es)
- Having knowledge that one who committed such a crime would require
- Having a history of committing crimes with some resemblance
