▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October . ▁God f rey ▁was ▁lying ▁face ▁down ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁imp aled ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁sword . ▁ ▁Two ▁comm itte es ▁un success fully ▁investig ated ▁the ▁murder . ▁They ▁received ▁conflic ting ▁statements ▁about ▁God f rey ' s ▁where about s ▁before ▁the ▁murder . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁struggle ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁the ▁body ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁and ▁God f rey ▁still ▁had ▁his ▁money ▁and ▁rings . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁curious ▁people ▁had ▁already ▁tr ample d ▁the ▁ground ▁when ▁investig ators ▁arrived . ▁The ▁body ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁bru ises ▁and ▁a ▁circular ▁mark ▁around ▁God f rey ' s ▁neck ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁str ang led ▁and ▁his ▁neck ▁broken . ▁The ▁sword ▁w ound ▁had ▁not ▁b led , ▁meaning ▁that ▁God f rey ▁was ▁already ▁dead ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁imp aled , ▁maybe ▁for ▁ 4 – 5 ▁days . ▁The ▁authorities ▁announced ▁a ▁reward ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁for ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁murder ers . ▁ ▁O ates ▁explo ited ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁public ▁per ception ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁was ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Catholic ▁plot ters . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁d agger ▁and ▁medal , ▁ser m ons ▁and ▁pam ph lets . ▁These ▁months ▁were ▁long ▁remembered ▁as ▁" G od f rey ' s ▁Aut umn ". ▁ ▁Later ▁" Capt ain " ▁William ▁Bed lo e , ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁be