BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The Skull - and Billy?!

**Posted by The Doctor** January 15, 2014 6:31 am

Blatantly stolen online as not circulated far yet:

The identity of the mantelpiece skull?

"Billy Kincaid, the Camden garrotter. Best man I ever knew. Vast contributions to charity never disclosed. Personally managed to save three hospitals from closure and ran the best and safest children’s homes in North England. Of course, every now and again there’d be some garrottings, but… stacking up the lives saved against the garrottings, on balance, I’d say-" — Sherlock Holmes

Read more here at http://batlock.tumblr.com/post/73065649566/billy-kincaid-the-camden-garrotter-best-man-i

**Posted by saturnR** January 17, 2014 3:21 am

He looks like Gareth from "the office".

**Posted by Wholocked** January 17, 2014 4:47 am

Yeah as soon as he told the story of the Camden Garroter and his name was Billy I thought "Oh, right, he's the skull". Makes sense to me