This mass murder was conceived to be work of the Tsar, but he was nowhere to be found on this day. Soldiers did not come to the bodies for sometime, but coming to find out they were unarmed, they thought this was ok because it was an order, not what the Tsar would think or what the public, or even the rest of the world would think. Medical examination brought arguments of no one being armed, not a single rock nor weapon. As well being stated, "some bodies were shot several times within the head, limbs or upper body". People also thought that this event was a key in people turning on a Russian Tsar. Also, this had almost brought an end to the killing and murder of smaller revolutionaries and revolutionary groups, most likely, as it was such a large group murdered. .
The New York Times (NYT) illustrated and elaborated on the public nature of the event and the severity of the event. The NYT isn't a Russian borne newspaper, but New York, one of a giant-working capital in America. Firstly, to bring to attention the NYT's headline read "Led By Priest To Death"; this states that they died for a cause, except for Gapon (Martyrs?). The NYT labeled that the Tsar of Russia did not receive the petition (by Gapon), possibly because of the slaughtering by his Army. The NYT also stated that crowds were above thousands, killed and injured, were among women and children, innocent bystanders, and students. It is said that the Grand Duke was a butcher, as he ordered his carefully selected soldiers to carry out his killing spree. Evidence for the number of wounds inflicted to one of the many victims could be " when once the blood gets into men's eyes, appetite grows -. The NYT suggests the thoroughfares (main road, access way) are easy to suppress with machine guns or rifles. The NYT also claims " victory has been won in the blood of reformers -. The NYT highlights that the Grand Duke is the Tsar's cousin, which is nepotism.