 At the end of the war, the Allies investigated Lyth's death and tried three Italian officers for the murder.Captain Italo Simonitti, a 38-year old former chemist, was executed on January 27th, 1946; Seargent Benedetto Pilon condemned to life imprisonment; and General Mario Carloni demoted to the rank of colonel.Lieutenant Peruzzi, who had also been charged, was found not guilty since the day of the murder he was not present.