Charles Baskerville died in a “sudden and tragic death,” and it was his death that led to Sherlock Holmes being hired. Apparently, the poor man had a bad heart and was frightened by a dog that he thought was the Hound of Hell—the Hound of the Baskervilles. You see, his evil neighbor Mr. Stapleton moved in and tried to get his money, feeling he was the one who was truly worthy of the estate. He decided to use the story of the hound to scare Henry, killing him and then getting the land and manor.
