Ricin Mystery: Computer Used for Poison Research Found
Police in Campobasso, Italy, are looking into a poison case. The poison is called ricin. It is very dangerous.
Someone was poisoned in the city. Police want to know who did it.
Police found a computer. Someone used this computer to search for information about ricin.
Now police are talking to a woman and her daughter. This is called an audition, or questioning.
Some news reports said police found a big clue on the computer. But the prosecutors said this is not true.
The prosecutors are the lawyers who work for the state. They are still checking the facts.
The case is not finished. Police continue to investigate.
Vocabulary7 words
- ricin
- a very dangerous poison
- audition
- when police ask someone questions
- prosecutors
- lawyers who work for the government in court
- investigate
- to look for facts about something
- poison case
- a crime where someone uses poison to hurt people
- clue
- a small fact that helps solve a mystery
- mystery
- something strange that is hard to understand
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1. A dangerous poison 2. A woman and her daughter 3. False
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Police in Campobasso, Italy, are looking into a _____ case.
The poison is called _____. It is very dangerous.
Someone was _____ in the city.
Police found a _____ that was used to search for ricin.
Now police are talking to a woman and her _____.
This is called an _____, or questioning.
Some news reports said police found a big _____ on the computer.
But the _____ said this is not true.
The prosecutors are still _____ the facts.
The case is not finished. Police continue to _____.
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