Its May 2004 in Aurora, Colorado and a 53-year-old man is starting a fresh chapter of his life. To help keep up with expenses, he rents out a basement apartment within his townhome. After his most recent roommate moves out, he places an ad to fill the space. Things look promising when he identifies someone interested in the place who even puts money down and signs a rental agreement. But when the homeowner doesn’t show up for work, concern starts to build, and a welfare check is called in. The police who respond are met with a scene unlike anything they’ve ever seen before.
Suspicion quickly falls on the prospective roommate, but as they try to track him down to question him, they realize nothing is as it seems.
This year marks 22 years since the murder of Al Kite, a case that remains one of the most brutal in Colorado’s history. But it is not without movement. A single piece of evidence has continued to speak over time and police are without a doubt zeroing in on who is responsible.

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Source Material:
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/homicides-and-sexual-assaults/victim-oakey-al-kite-jr
https://unresolved.me/oakey-al-kite
https://unresolved.me/oakey-al-kite
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/1r1dex3/the_unsolved_2004_murder_mystery_of_oakey_al_kite/#:~:text=The%20Cold%20Case%20murder%20in%202004%20of,his%20DNA%20which%20links%20him%20to%20Romania.
https://thedeckpodcast.com/oakey-al-kite-part-1/
https://thedeckpodcast.com/oakey-al-kite-part-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylCYmQhlzCc
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Livermore-Engineer-s-Mysterious-Death-3240466.php
https://www.amazon.com/DNA-Murder-Paul-Holes-Season/dp/B07YSZ5MXZ < episode 5

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Cruel and Calculated: The Murder of Oakey "Al" Kite