obvious suspect

Examples (10)

• The police quickly identified the obvious suspect in the robbery.
• Given his motive and opportunity, he was the obvious suspect.
• The witness description pointed to him as the obvious suspect.
• He became the obvious suspect after his alibi failed to check out.
• With no other leads, the disgruntled former employee was the obvious suspect.
• The detective found it hard to ignore that the neighbor was the obvious suspect.
• He was the obvious suspect because he was the only one with a key.
• The unusual behavior made him the obvious suspect in the investigation.
• When the item went missing, he was immediately considered the obvious suspect.
• The lack of forced entry made the inside job the obvious suspect.