▁but ▁was ▁not ▁directly ▁involved . ▁ ▁Modern ▁analysis ▁American ▁mystery ▁writer ▁John ▁Dick son ▁Car r ▁analyz ed ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁theories ▁in ▁The ▁Mur der ▁of ▁Sir ▁Edmund ▁God f rey ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁expos ing ▁their ▁weak ▁points ▁and ▁contradict ions . ▁He ▁concluded ▁that ▁Philip ▁Herbert , ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁had ▁taken ▁reven ge ▁on ▁God f rey , ▁who ▁had ▁pro sec uted ▁him ▁that ▁April ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Nathan iel ▁Con y . ▁Herbert ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁and ▁exerc ised ▁his ▁privile ge ▁of ▁peer age ▁to ▁escape ▁pun ishment , ▁leaving ▁him ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁that ▁Get ▁Out ▁of ▁J ail ▁Free ▁card ▁which ▁he ▁sor ely ▁needed ▁after ▁nearly ▁killing ▁a ▁peer ▁in ▁a ▁dispute ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁conv iction . ▁ ▁British ▁popular ▁historian ▁Hugh ▁Ross ▁William son ▁reached ▁the ▁same ▁conclusion ▁in ▁Historical ▁Wh od un its ▁( 1 9 5 5 ). ▁British ▁professional ▁historian ▁J . ▁P . ▁Ken y on ▁con cur red ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁but ▁allowed ▁that ▁the ▁matter ▁could ▁not ▁now ▁be ▁settled ▁with ▁certain ty . ▁The ▁author ▁Stephen ▁Knight ▁suggested ▁in ▁The ▁K illing ▁of ▁Justice ▁God f rey ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁that ▁Herbert ▁murder ed ▁God f rey ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁" P ey ton ▁Gang ". ▁ ▁Alan ▁Marshall ' s ▁The ▁Str ange ▁Death ▁of ▁Edmund ▁God f