Death due to greed and jealousy.

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I have not studied overly much on the history of the Tower of London. However, I am watching a series on netflix that presents quite a few castles and their long (often bloody) history. The Tower of London was given a lengthy episode, but the story that still resonates with me is that of the Two Princes. Their deaths are still a bit of a mystery, and one that will most likely never be solved. They were the sons of King Edward IV and the nephews of Richard III. They were moved to the tower shortly after their father's death, to be under the guidance of their uncle. He was to be the third in line to the throne after Edward V and his brother Richard, who was duke of York. They were about the ages of 12 and 9. Still very much "boys" in todays standards, but that wouldn't have really been the case then. Though they would have had an advisor, who would have ruled in their stead until they came "of age". Of course, that never happened. Richard III rose to power after their deaths (suffocation?). Was it Richard III that had them killed, or could it have been Richard's successor, Henry Tudor? I would like to believe that Richard wouldn't have killed his own nephews, or ordered it to be done... BUT, we are talking about a completely different time period.