Because he had previously committed this crime, Beppo smashes five (*) busts of a French leader in the story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons," and it is why Lady Frances Carfax is abducted.
In order to perpetrate this type of crime, a man who had part of his ear bitten off kidnaps an elderly woman and plans to bury her alive in an oversized coffin. While investigating this type of crime, Sherlock Holmes makes a series of deductions about the owner of a hat whom he has never met before. Because he had previously committed this crime, Beppo smashes five (*) busts of a French leader in the story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons," and it is why Lady Frances Carfax is abducted. James Ryder confesses to this crime in a story where Holmes tracks down the origin of a Christmas goose sold at the Alpha Inn. This crime is central to the plot of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." For 10 points, name this crime, an example of which was the taking of the black pearl of the Borgias.
In order to perpetrate this type of crime, a man who had part of his ear bitten off kidnaps an elderly woman and plans to bury her alive in an oversized coffin.
jewel robbery [prompt on partial answer; accept theft or stealing in place of "robbery;" accept the theft of the Blue Carbuncle or the theft of the black pearl of the Borgias before mentioned; prompt on "kidnapping" on the first line before read]