The music supervisor of American Idol, Robin Kaye, and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head in their Encino, Los Angeles residence on Monday, July 14. Both were 70 years old.
Police arrested Raymond Boodarian, 22 years old, as a suspect in the double homicide.
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The arrest was made after reviewing security camera images and with the support of the
FBI. Authorities say that
Boodarian did not know the victims and that it is an isolated case, with no connection to other crimes in the area.
Confrontation
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a friend of the couple requested a welfare check after being unable to contact them. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found blood on the porch of the residence, located on the 4700 block of White Oak Avenue.
By forcing entry, they discovered Kaye and Deluca
dead in separate rooms, with multiple gunshot wounds to the
head.
The
surveillance cameras show how the
suspect scaled the
2.4-meter fence with spikes that protected the
house and entered through an
unsecured door. Thirty minutes later, the couple returned to the
home and, according to the police version, were murdered after a violent confrontation inside the house.
The
crime occurred
four days later after the police received
reports about a
man attempting to enter the same
house. On that occasion, the officers failed to locate the
suspect and withdrew after finding no signs of robbery, even though a helicopter flew over the area.
The
house showed no signs of having been
ransacked and the motive for the
crime remains unclear. Lieutenant Guy Golan, of the Los Angeles Police Department, confirmed that the
investigation is still open and that multiple hypotheses are being evaluated.
Robin Kaye worked as a
music supervisor on
American Idol since 2009.
The program lamented the tragedy in a statement: “Robin has been a fundamental pillar of the Idol family since 2009 and was very
loved and respected by all who knew her. She will remain in our hearts forever.”
The
arrest of
Boodarian took place at his
residence in
Encino and, so far, the
formal charges have not been specified nor has it been reported whether he has legal representation.
