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Unsolved Mysteries

Zip Tie Murder

Unsolved Mysteries

Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 β€’ 3.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

A motorcycle accident turns into a homicide investigation when Robert Kope is found strangled to death on a rural road in LaGrange, California. The murder weapon β€” a zip tie β€” is strange enough, but the crime scene is inexplicable. Who murdered Robert and why was his body found a quarter of a mile from his motorcycle? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:27.0

At the scene, it appeared like the motorcycle was pushed off the side of the road into the ditch,

0:40.0

where it was much harder to see.

0:44.0

Mr. Cope's body was a quarter mile away from where the motorcycle was located.

0:50.0

It's all right off the bat, you're thinking, this isn't normal.

0:55.0

Why are you a quarter mile away from your motorcycle?

0:59.0

Why is your home at a half a mile, at least from where his body was and why is his cell phone

1:07.0

another quarter mile away the opposite direction?

1:10.0

It's just one of those things we can't explain at this point in time.

1:14.0

At 53, Robert Cope enjoys a lifestyle many would envy.

1:26.0

He's an avid motorcycle rider who loves touring the beautiful backcountry roads of central and northern California.

1:32.0

Robert never sets a schedule, stopping whenever he wants to fish in a freshwater lake

1:37.0

or to take some pristine nature photos to share with his friends and family.

1:41.0

In the early fall of 2015, Robert is returning to his home in San Jose from a short trip

1:47.0

to visit a friend in Oravil, three hours north.

1:50.0

After stopping for gas in the small town of Sonora, west of Yosemite National Park,

1:54.0

he cruises down a rural highway in what would ultimately be his final ride.

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