Theory:Hooded killer

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Theory	Citations	Notes
The killer is West.	None	+ 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	None	Takezo can heal, like Claire, thus would be able to walk away from the fall.
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.
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..
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 Patrelli.	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.