Oakey Albert "Al" Kite

In May 2004 Oakey Albert “Al” Kite was found hog-tied and tortured to death in his basement after he didn’t show up for work. Al’s murder is one of the most mysterious we have covered because investigators still don’t know who perpetrated the crime, and there is no discernible motive other than a sick urge to torture and kill. The investigation has uncovered a lot of information, but not quite enough to tie everything together. Whoever killed Al went by the alias Robert Cooper and found him via an ad Al had placed looking for someone to rent his basement. After the murder, many witnesses came forward to tell police that Robert Cooper had also met with them regarding property they were trying to rent out. The strange thing is that each witness met a slightly different version of Robert, as it appeared he was tweaking different characteristics to conceal his identity. But why? And why did the killer choose Al specifically? We cover the case from start to finish and discuss all of the theories surrounding it in this week’s episode. Sources: Flowers, Ashley. “Oakey “Al” Kite - 9 of Hearts, Colorado, Part 2 - the Deck.” The Deck, Feb. 2023, thedeckpodcast.com/oakey-al-kite-part-2/. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025. The. “Unresolved.” Unresolved, 2014, unresolved.me/the-waverly-stranglings, https://doi.org/1074178/18p6wP1I_normal. Accessed 11 Nov. 2024. to, Contributors. “Robert Cooper.” Unidentified Wiki, 2025, unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Cooper, https://doi.org/1091233/24707. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025. “UNKNOWN SUSPECT - UNSOLVED HOMICIDE - AURORA, COLORADO | Federal Bureau of Investigation.” Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2025, www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/homicides-and-sexual-assaults/victim-oakey-al-kite-jr. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.