Question: Buddha himself converted ruthless bandits and whole armies from the path of violence.
Buddha was an advocate of violence.

Answer: no

Question: To make matters even more confusing, there's a third version of the story involving an entirely different Murphy--not Capt.
There's even a third version of the same story that involves a completely different person with the name Mark Murphy.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: And Dissent
It was unanimous.

Answer:
no