Tried to retrieve lost papers, killed Willoughby Smith when discovered
Killed his lover's abusive husband with a nailed club, intended to leave the impression that the wounds had been inflicted by a lion
Threatened to blackmail the King of Bohemia
Murdered his wife and her lover by gassing them in a sealed room
Assumed the identity of a new employee in order to rob a bank
Received and hid the stolen black pearl of the Borgias
Robbed a bank, then on their release from prison, murdered the accomplice who had informed the police
German spy
Killed his wife and her lover, severed their ears and sent them to her sister
Attempted to rob his employer by solving an ancient riddle
Attempted to steal the Beryl Coronet, got away with one piece
Impaled Peter Carey with a harpoon
Arranged the murders of three members of the Openshaw family, each presaged by the sending of five orange pips to the victim
Attempted to rob a bank by tunnelling into the vault
Killed Sir Eustace Brackenstall after he had abused his wife
Committed burglary, then murdered the witness when he attempted blackmail
Attempted to poison his infant half-brother
Stabbed her husband upon discovering that he was leading a double life
Committed suicide, attempting to frame Grace Dunbar as the murderer
Copied the papers for an examination he was to take (but after doing so, was persuaded not to take it)
Murdered his wife, kept a book of 'women he had ruined'
Stole a treaty signed between Great Britain and Italy
Abducted the son of the Duke of Holdernesse, and beat to death the teacher who pursued them
Under threat of blackmail, stole a confidential state document
Took Paul Kratides prisoner, and later murdered him
Hired a gang to commit burglary, in order to destroy a manuscript whose publication the criminal wished to avoid
Obtained a compromising letter, and blackmailed its writer into stealing a confidential state document
Serial blackmailer, who attempted to prevent Lady Eva Blackwell's marriage
Second in command of gang; killed Ronald Adair, and attempted to kill Holmes
Gang leader - 'the Napoleon of crime'
Deposed tyrant, 'the Tiger of San Pedro'; later killed Mr Garcia
Bought the stolen Bruce-Partington submarine plans, and killed Arthur Cadogan West when he witnessed the purchase
Faked his own death in an attempt to incriminate John McFarlane
Killed one of his stepdaughters, and attempted to kill the second, by releasing a snake into their rooms
Imprisoned his daughter to prevent her marriage, and hired a governess to impersonate her and dissuade her suitor
Stole the Countess of Morcar's blue carbuncle
Disguised himself as a cripple to earn money by begging
Killed Hilton Cubitt, after attempting to woo his wife
Ran a coin forging operation, and cut off Victor Hatherley's thumb
Attempted to fix a horse race by injuring the favourite
Stole the Mazarin stone
Killed his sister, and drove his two brothers insane, by burning a plant extract which produced poisonous fumes
Killed Charles McCarthy after the victim demanded that his son should marry the killer's daughter
Stole the plans for the Bruce-Partington submarine
Lured the son of the Duke of Holdernesse to his abduction
In disguise, wooed his stepdaughter to dissuade her from marrying anyone else
Killed Rodger Presbury, then on his release from prison, attempted to access Presbury's stash of forged banknotes
Abducted Violet Smith and forced her into marriage, to obtain a share of the fortune to which she was heiress
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*As Dr. Watson remarks in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", some of the cases investigated by Holmes involved no criminal offence; such legal but morally questionable deeds are included for the sake of completeness.
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