The next day, the headlines revealed all: "Tragedy and Disgrace." There was no suicide note, and newspapers ran sensational articles for many days about the murder or suicide pact—they could not decide which. The "New York Times" front page blared, "COUPLE SHOT DEAD IN ARTISTS' HOTEL; Suicide Compact Is Indicated Between Henry Grew Crosby and Harvard Man's Wife. BUT MOTIVE IS UNKNOWN. He Was Socially Prominent in Boston—Bodies Found in Friend's Suite." The New York newspapers decided it was a murder-suicide.