I'm not sure what era... or if I'm even remembering it correctly. Player A steals from Player B. Player A flags gray, Player B attacks Player A but dies to Player A. Player B is then able to give Player A a murder count. Am I remembering this correctly? If so, what era was it?
I don't think it was this era, as if you get a murder count in the UOR era, you are removed from the thieves guild for a week.
Yeah, that doesn't make any sense at all so I imagine it was a bug that got patched, if it ever worked that way.