 Hence, McCoy reasons, it is quite possible that general Leon returned to Athens as a revered and respected veteran and hero.It thus is possible that a publicly revered, pro-democrat, war-hero general Leon would be a threat to the Thirty Tyrants, and that they would have incentive both to kill Leon and to implicate as many people as possible in the death.McCoy, in his article, does not state this with any degree of certainty, but instead points out that it is an intriguing possibility.