Holmes erroneously claimed to have killed which classmate?
Dr. Robert Leacock
Dr. John Watson
Dr. William Palmer
Dr. Edward Pritchard
Answer
Dr. Robert Leacock was a classmate of Sherlock Holmes at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Holmes later claimed to have killed Leacock during a dissection, but this was later proven to be false. Holmes admitted he had been lying to impress Dr. Watson.
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