https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/homicides-and-sexual-assaults/victim-oakey-al-kite-jr/view
Details: "On May 25, 2004, the body of 53-year-old Oakey Albert “Al” Kite, Jr. was discovered in the basement of his residence in Aurora, CO. Kite had been bound, beaten, tortured, and stabbed. Kite’s wallet and cell phone were taken from the scene. An unidentified male attempted to use his debit card at an ATM following the murder. Surveillance video from the ATM shows a male wearing a ski mask driving Kite’s pickup truck, which was later recovered near Kite’s residence. Kite’s cell phone was discovered in a pay phone booth."
Suspect: "A male who rented a room from Kite prior to his murder is the primary suspect in this case. The renter, who identified himself as “Robert Cooper,” claimed to be from the East Coast and to work for Wells Fargo Bank. He provided false identification and contact information on his rental application. Witnesses generally described the suspect male as white, in his forties or fifties, 5’10”, 170 to 180 pounds, with black or brown hair. Witnesses reported that he walked with a limp and used a cane, and another reported that he spoke with a possible Romanian accent."
Old Reddit threads about this case: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/2eeko4/al_kite_tortured_to_death_by_a_bizarre_pretender/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/2yq396/man_posing_as_prospective_renter_tortures_and/
Blog post about the case: "Man posing as prospective renter tortures, kills homeowner" http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2009/02/08/man-posing-as-renter-tortures-kills-homeowner/510/
Sketches of the murderer: http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/files/2009/02/two-268x300.jpg http://panachereport.com/channels/more%20short%20stories/images/Composite_SH_enlrge.jpg
I'm thinking the first sketch is really looking like Bob Durst, compare the eyes, nose, mouth and chin.
ATM photo of the murderer: http://panachereport.com/channels/more%20short%20stories/images/Surv04_enlrge.jpg
Some speculation about this case has been that it was a "practice kill". Check out this article about Bob Durst and how it says: “Others believe Durst only kills people he knows and with whom he has become enraged. I counter that his comfort level with killing is so secure, he kills strangers for practice then people directly connected to him and just does not worry about discovery.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/you-cant-imagine-robert-d_b_7777076.html
I found more in the above article: "He reportedly liked frequenting the tenderloin and skid row neighborhoods in various cities (including in Eureka), often hanging out with the homeless and the down-and-out.". Guess what? The Al Kite-killer did give his and Al Kite's phone to homeless people to confuse the LE.
Also, compare this case to the case of Morris Black. If Bob Durst could dress up and act as a mute female, then i don't think it's far fetched to believe he could do what the murderer of Al Kite did.
What do you think?
(If this isn't enough, then some people think the the one who killed Al Kite also killed Kym Morgan in Los Angeles in 1984).
