User blog comment:Videogamep/Why is Sabo Such a Big Deal?/@comment-972068-20131213072410/@comment-1595565-20131214180219

Bentham only left us in suspense. There was too much room for error to call him dead, so we didn't. It turns out we were right in doing so. There was never a solid affirmation by other characters, in fact, one of the guys on the boat even flat out said he could still be alive.