The most common theory is that they were murdered close to the time that they disappeared, and among historians and authors who accept the murder theory, the most common explanation is that they were murdered by Richard.
Den mest almindelige teori er, at de blev myrdet umiddelbart samtidig med at de forsvandt, og for historikere og forfattere, der støtter mordteorien, er den mest almindelige forklaring, at de blev myrdet af Richard 3.