BOULDER — A man and woman were discovered dead in a home in a north Boulder neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
This morning, the Boulder coroner identified the two as Katelin Rose Oakley, 30, of Golden and Robert Bryant Oakley, 39, of Boulder.
Boulder police have released few details about what they believe happened in the house, although they said today that weapons were found inside. The coroner did not release a cause of death for either person.
A 911 call at 3 p.m. Wednesday summoned police to the home in the 3100 block of 23rd Street. Police said today the first call that came from the home was inaudible. While officers were on their way to check things out, a family member called and asked authorities to check on the couple.
Public records show the home was owned by Robert and Katelin Oakley.
Neighbors said Robert Oakley was a cab driver who lived in the house with his two children and that his car was still parked in the driveway Wednesday evening.
The two children were not at home when the bodies were found, Boulder police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said last night.
Today, police said in a news release that the couple shared custody of their two boys and “typically exchanged their children on Wednesdays after school.” The children are with family members.
Neighbors said “Katie” Oakley moved out last year.
Police said they had one previous call to the house, on March 3, when Robert Oakley asked for a police presence “because there had been a disagreement after Katelin Oakley came to the house on 23rd Street to retrieve some of her belongings.”
Katie Oakley had been a securities lawyer for the Denver law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs. The Boulder Daily Camera reported that she resigned March 20.
The firm’s online biography of Oakley, which was removed from its website Wednesday evening, stated that she represented industries such as mining, real estate, technology, and oil-and-gas exploration and production.
A next-door neighbor, who wanted to be identified only as Emily, said Robert Oakley’s car left the home Wednesday morning and later returned, but neither she nor her roommate saw who was driving.
“It’s shocking,” she said. “They were really nice people, the father and the children. The mother didn’t live there.”
A neighbor said the Oakleys were divorced, and state records show divorce papers were filed last year.
“I would see them come and go,” Sam Miller said of the father and children.
“He was a cab driver, so he came and went at all hours, but he was always friendly. If you’re in the yard, he would throw up his hand and wave.”
Police are asking anyone with information to call 303-441-3330 during regular business hours or 303-441-3333 after hours.
