The character was presumed dead after faking his death from November 30 to December 7 .
The character was was ultimately killed off a week later by his daughter - in - law Betsy , who tried to frame his personal assistant Autumn Clayton for the murder .
The character was presumed dead after faking his death from November 30 to December 7 but was ultimately killed off a week later by his daughter - in - law Betsy , who tried to frame his personal assistant Autumn Clayton for the murder .