Boston crimes and the search for evidence
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Words to know
- evidence
- information that helps support or question a claim
- investigate
- look carefully to learn what happened
- compare
- look for ways things are alike and different
A series of murders frightened people in the Boston area. Investigators tried to find who was responsible. Later DNA work helped resolve one case. Evidence matters more than a frightening nickname.
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What happened? Point to a detail that supports your answer. What does the picture help you understand? What would you like to investigate next?
Follow-up: Edward Brooke wins a Senate election
Edward Brooke was elected a U.S. senator from Massachusetts. He was the first Black person popularly elected to the U.S. Senate. His election was an important political milestone.
How are the two events connected or different? Their order does not prove that one caused the other.
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