SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE

MYSTERY BOSCOMBE POOL 

Yolima Marín León 

  Docente:  Juan Carlos Caballero Rojas

Universidad Distrital Francisco José De Caldas

Ingles III
2020
 How does it all start?

Sherlock Holmes wrote

to his friend Watson a
telegram that said to
accompany him to
England to assist in the
investigation of a
Boscombe pool murder.
What information is there on the case?

• the main suspect is the

son of the murdered
man.

• father and son lived on

the same farm that
belonged to one of the
richest men in the valley,
Mr. turner
 What is known from the research

• William Crowder

• Patience Moran

• Minutes later the young man arrived at the

house of the Moran’s to ask for help for his
wounded father.
 The innocence of James McCarthy
• Mr. Turner's daughter "Alice
Turner" believes that young
James is innocent
• James says he was away
from home for a few days
because of business in
Bristol
The visit in jail to young James Holmes

• Holmes tells his friend

Watson that James does
not know much about the
murder, he is an intelligent
man and also with a good
heart.
• James is in love with Miss
Turner, but he had an affair
with a woman in Bristol
 Looking for clues

• in the morning the

detective and his
friend went to the
Boscombe pool.
• There Holmes found
unusual footprints
and a stone between
the branches.
 What did the detective find?
The detective found that the murderer was a
left-handed man, also with his bad right leg,
the so-called "Coee" is a call that Australians
use. 
 The story behind the murder

• Mr. Turner visited the detectives at

the hotel and began to tell his story
 The big end
• Holmes decided not to betray the • Now James and Miss
old man, sometime later the young Alice could get
man was declared innocent and married
old Turner died seven months
later.
 References

https://
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