The Mysterious Death of Richard Lancelyn Green:

About this episode

This episode explores the mysterious death of Richard Lancelyn Green, a leading expert on Sherlock Holmes, and the circumstances surrounding his demise.

Richard Lancelyn Green was the world’s leading expert on Sherlock Holmes. A lifelong collector, historian, and passionate Holmesian, he spent years uncovering long-lost treasures tied to Arthur Conan Doyle. But in March 2004, Green was found dead in his London flat under circumstances eerily reminiscent of the detective stories he adored. Did he take his own life, an accident, or something far more sinister? This episode of Mysteries at Bedtime unravels the strange twists of his final days — from secret archives and disputed literary estates to a mysterious garrotting and unanswered questions that still puzzle investigators today. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Laurence

Topics covered

• mysterious death
• Sherlock Holmes
• literary history
• investigation
• suicide
• crime

Keywords

• Richard Lancelyn Green
• Sherlock Holmes
• Arthur Conan Doyle
• mysterious death
• investigation
• literary estate
• garrotting

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Organizations: Acast

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