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Theory	Citations	Notes
The killer is West.	Det. Fuller suggests that one way the killer escaped is that he/she flew from the roof of a building. (Lizards)	+ They share similar physiques, have a fondness for sweatshirts, and lead mysterious lives. + West has the ability to fly. The killer was somehow able to escape falling 30 stories. - West is but a teen, and the killer's history appears to be much older. + The fact that Kaito recognized the killer does not mean that the killer is as old as him. - West would have to have flown from California to New York in a very short amount of time. • West may be able to fly at supersonic speeds like Nathan can.
The killer is Takezo Kensei	Det. Fuller suggests that one way the killer escaped is that he/she fell off a building and walked away. (Lizards) Claire jumped from a building and walked away. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)	+ Takezo can heal, like Claire, thus would be able to walk away from the fall. - It is highly unlikely that Takezo Kensei is alive in the present. • Takezo Kensei's healing abilities may keep him youthful like X-Men's Wolverine.
The killer is Claude Rains	None	+ Claude has an association with the Company. - Why would Claude stay visible while attacking Kaito? - Claude would not be able to escape from the fall. Even if he was willing or forced to commit suicide, invisible people become visible after they die (.07%), so his body would have been seen on the street.
The killer is Nathan Petrelli	None	+ Nathan bumps into Ando on the street just before Ando hands Kaito the newspaper with the marked picture inside. Nathan could have put the picture in the paper. + Nathan has the ability to fly, which could explain how the killer escaped unseen. + Angela Petrelli received a similar death threat moments after Nathan called her evil. She found the picture outside Peter's apartment, where Nathan had entered moments before. - It seems unlikely that Nathan would threaten to kill his own mother, even if he did call her "evil" in a drunken rage. - Kaito seemed to recognize the killer as a member of the group to which he belonged. - At the time of Angela Petrelli's attempted murder in Lizards, Nathan was outside the interrogation room talking to Matt Parkman.
The killer is Jessica or Niki Sanders	None	+ She may be killing off former members of the Company as revenge for nearly killing her (sister), her husband, and son. + Her strength and agility would likely allow her to survive the fall and escape unharmed before Ando noticed. - It is highly unlikely she was involved in the Angela incident. :+ D.L. may be assisting her, and could phase in and out of the police station. + Kaito may have been familiar with Jessica/Niki from Linderman's surveillance.
The killer is D.L. Hawkins	None	+ D.L. may have "crossed the line" with the killing of Linderman, and is destroying the Company one senior official at a time. + D.L. may have used his phasing ability somehow to survive the fall. :- It is hard to imagine how he could have survived a 30 story fall with phasing. + Kaito may have been familiar with D.L. from Linderman's surveillance. - D.L. was badly injured in his last appearance, and it is hard to imagine him making a full recovery in four months. + He has the ability to get in and out of a police station and not get caught. + This could explain why Linderman was tracking D.L.'s and Niki's lives.
The killer is Bill Belicheck.	None.	+ Bill is known to wear gray hooded sweatshirts and be involved in a conspiracy. - Bill is heavy set and wears a headset, versus a slim hooded killer who does not have these features.. + Bill's football team (New England) is based relatively close to the Deveaux Building (New York). He would have been able to arrive at the building in a short amount of time. • Bill may have recorded the incident on video tape. • but the NFL destroyed all his tapes.
The killer has the ability to reverse the powers of others, negating them in the process.	None	+ A similar death to Kaito Nakamura's seems to await Angela Petrelli in Lizards, where her mind is engulfed by a mental-based attack - not long after she tells Matt Parkman to 'get out of her head'. Matt does not seem to be able to use his powers in this case, though no evidence suggests that he tried.
The killer is Angela Petrelli.	None	+ She was in the immediate area shortly before murder. + She would know the significance of the symbol. + May have faked the attack upon herself to throw the trail off, as well as possible manipulation of Nathan. - The killer appeared to be male, and athletic, so this would involve numerous previously unsuspected powers.
The killer is Mr. Petrelli.	None	+ Angela confirmed that she recognized the symbol as her husband's Law Firm. + Angela stated that she had a sexual relationship with Kaito, so it make sense that Mr. Petrelli will be interested in the death of his cheating wife and her lover. - Angela may have had her relationship with Kaito before marrying Mr. Petrelli. + Mr. Petrelli was connected to the elder group of evolved humans, so he might have powers. Those powers might served him to escape from that fall from the rooftop. + Despite the fact that Mr. Petrelli committed suicide, he may had faked a suicide or someone tried to kill him that day, and had a mistake while he confirmed his death. so the suicide was a cover to a murder. - Mr. Petrelli is presumed dead by all members of his family.
The killer is Peter Petrelli.	Det. Fuller suggests that one way the killer escaped is that he/she flew from the roof of a building. (Lizards)	+ They share similar physiques, and Peter has been known to wear all black as well as hooded sweatshirts. + Peter has the ability to fly. The killer was somehow able to escape falling 30 stories. + Peter also has the ability of rapid cell regeneration, so he could survive a fall from that height. + Although Peter appears to have been in Ireland at the time of Kaito's death, he has the ability of space-time manipulation, so it is possible for him to seemingly have been in two places at once. + Peter could have combined his abilities of space-time manipulation and invisibility to attack his mother, Angela Petrelli, in the episode Lizards. + Angela Petrelli viewed Peter's explosion at the end of Season One as inevitable and hoped it would help Nathan rise to power. Peter may be angry at his mother for selling him out. He may have attacked Kaito because of Kaito's connections to Linderman. - It is unlikely that Peter would try to kill his own mother, especially after she confessed to him in Don't Look Back that he was always her favorite child. - Kaito showed a high degree of familiarity with his murderer, suggesting a more detailed relationship than has been illustrated between him and Peter.