talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

Seems the auctioning of materials from Arthur Conan Doyle's estate is engendering mysteries...from an article in today's Times:

Adding to the sense of unease is the mysterious death of Richard Lancelyn Green, a leading Conan Doyle scholar and private collector, and a vociferous opponent of the sale. On March 27 Mr. Lancelyn Green, 50, a former chairman of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London and the author of several well-received books on Conan Doyle, was found garroted to death, strangled by a shoelace wrapped around a wooden kitchen spoon used to tighten its grip.

Mr. Lancelyn Green had become increasingly agitated and worried for his safety in the days before he died, several friends and family members told the inquest into his death. The coroner in the case said that he could not rule out murder and recorded an open verdict, meaning that he did not conclude what led to Mr. Lancelyn Green's death, although he said that he "would not wish to stress the importance of any conspiracy theories."

The full article explains more. And the article about Mr. Green's death on the BBC's web site adds a few other (admittedly strange) details (like his being "surrounded by cuddly toys"--gosh, I just shuddered while typing that...not an image I want to have in my head as I shuffle off to bed).