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Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and criminal mastermind created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be a formidable enemy for the author's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. He was created primarily as a device by which Doyle could kill Holmes and end the hero's stories.
TL;DR: yes. Holmes gathered enough evidence to convict Moriarty; he escaped arrest but Holmes killed him at the Reichenbach Falls. Further reading: Why did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle decide to kill off this character? Is Professor Moriarty really Sherlock Holmes' arch-enemy in the way some people think?
Moriarty supposedly killed himself ("Absoutely, he blew his own brains out.") on the rooftop in front of Sherlock to get him to jump off and 'complete his story'. He puts the pistol in his mouth, we hear a gunshot and he falls to the floor.
Professor Moriarty seemingly returned in the latest Sherlock New Year's Day special but as the series went a bit Inception, what did Holmes mean when he said that Andrew Scott's character was...
Moriarty has threatened the jurors with the deaths of their families, leading them to vote 'not guilty.' After being acquitted, Moriarty visits Sherlock and explains that his break-in was a publicity stunt to show potential clients what he is capable of, adding, "I owe you a fall".
They’ve spoken at length, seemingly confirming Moriarty is, in fact dead, but they also dedicated an entire special, “The Abominable Bride” toying with Moriarty’s death.
Moriarty's death in Sherlock season 2 prematurely concluded the dance between two of television's most engaging characters. The void left by Moriarty's exit was not just a narrative challenge; it was also a question of how the show would retain its intensity without its most formidable antagonist.
He was ruthless, and committed torture and murder in sadistic ways, and when Sherlock accused him being responsible for people's deaths, Moriarty screamed at him 'That's what people do!', indicating that he didn't care if people lived or died.
Professor James Moriarty, the arch-enemy of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, who was previously a mathematics professor but turned into a mastermind criminal. His genius is acknowledged by even Holmes himself to be on par with him.
Moriarty was brilliant but unstable as we know from the season one ending. He decided not to kill Sherlock and John and then came right back to kill them. "I'm soooo changeable!" Irene Adler's phone call unwittingly saved three persons.