It's indeed. In fact impossible if you're not using TES CS or looking into spoilers. At least i never have legally come by hint about two or three item whereabouts. As soon as my caracters are law-abiding at least while somebody sees, it out of question to kill an innocent just because he have some valuable item. And Sanguine are not stealable, you cannot steal a thing somebody is wearing.
As for reason, it was mass complaints from players of certain kind. After it has been removed there was another wawe of complaints from another part of players community. And, BTW, the good reason comes up to buy either Tribunal or Bloodmoon, a thing worth always to consider
