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In 2004, a man in Colorado rented out the basement of his townhouse. Three weeks later, he was d3ad. His "tenant" has never been identified.
Al Kite was a well-liked 53-year-old man who was a kind man and a dedicated worker. He had purchased a townhouse and like most homeowners wanting to help their income, he rented out his basement.
The man who answered the ad called himself Robert Cooper but everything he put on the rental agreement was fake. Three weeks after first meeting Mr. Cooper, Al would be found in his basement in the most heinous way.
00:00 They have his DNA & still don't know who he is
03:28 Who Was Al Kite
05:58 Basement for Rent
09:47 Al is Discovered
14:08 Who is Robert Cooper?
17:52 Theories
20:24 The DNA Profile
23:10 Motive?
24:52 Still a Cold Case
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SOURCES
Oxygen — The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes: https://www.oxygen.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/crime-news/paul-holes-investigates-colorado-murder-of-oakey-al
Denver Gazette — "Cold Case: Brutal killing of Colorado homeowner has ties to mysterious renter": https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/cold-case-brutal-killing-of-colorado-homeowner-has-ties-to-mysterious-renter-f0e205a4-1c6d-489e-86e5-cc5243972a5c/
Colorado Bureau of Investigation — Cold Case Database: https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=193
Aurora Police Department
FOHVAMP (Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons)
Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25163639/oakey_albert-kite
The News & Observer, obituary (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/oakey-kite-obituary?pid=85831462
Unresolved (unresolved.me)
The Seattle Times — "Man reportedly linked to killing": https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/man-reportedly-linked-to-killing/
KIRO 7 News, Seattle
Parabon NanoLabs
INTERPOL — DNA Gateway
FBI — CODIS/NDIS
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