▁over ▁it ▁( the ▁decision ▁and ▁execution ). ▁In ▁fact ▁he ▁( Max well ▁F y fe ) ▁never ▁consult ed ▁anyone . ▁The ▁bl ame ▁for ▁Bent ley ' s ▁execution ▁rest s ▁sole ly ▁with ▁F y fe ". ▁It ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁Max well ▁F y fe , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁was ▁as ▁much ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁as ▁God d ard . ▁However , ▁despite ▁stating ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁Bent ley ' s ▁execution , ▁God d ard ▁still ▁expressed ▁his ▁strong ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁and ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁bi ased ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁criminal . ▁ ▁Whether ▁God d ard ▁felt ▁this ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Bent ley ' s ▁execution , ▁or ▁was ▁saying ▁it ▁in ▁h inds ight , ▁remains ▁a ▁mo ot ▁point . ▁God d ard ' s ▁claims ▁were ▁disput ed ▁by ▁John ▁Par ris ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Sc ap ego at ▁( D uck worth ), ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Par ris , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁was ▁Craig ' s ▁bar r ister ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁trial , ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁God d ard ▁told ▁Max well ▁F y fe ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁j ury ' s ▁recommendation ▁for ▁mer cy , ▁and ▁that ▁Bent ley ▁must ▁be ▁h anged . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁God d ard ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home