A 22-year-old man has been arrested within the deadly shootings of longtime “American Idol” music supervisor Robin Kaye and her rock musician husband, Tom Deluca.
The couple are believed to have been killed after strolling in on the suspect inside their $4.5-million Encino dwelling, legislation enforcement sources informed The Instances on Tuesday afternoon. The suspect is believed to have entered the house — which is closely secured, with a big wall and safety cameras — by way of an unlocked door, the sources mentioned. Their our bodies had been present in separate rooms.
The killings gave the impression to be random, the sources mentioned, with no connection between the victims and the suspect.
Officers responded Monday round 2:30 p.m. to a welfare test within the 4700 block of White Oak Avenue the place they found two folks inside the house, in keeping with Los Angeles Police Division Det. Meghan Aguilar. Paramedics responded and declared them lifeless on the scene. Kaye and Deluca, the house owners of the house, had been each 70.
Hours earlier, round midnight, police had obtained experiences of gunshots on the home, police mentioned. However LAPD officers on Tuesday morning couldn’t present any particulars about how officers responded to that preliminary report.
Murder investigators recognized the suspect as Raymond Boodarian, 22, who resided in Encino.
Boodarian was apprehended with out incident by officers with Operations-Valley Bureau Murder working with the Gang and Narcotics Division and the FBI Fugitive Activity Drive, sources mentioned. Investigators had been making an attempt to substantiate whether or not Boodarian had any connection to Deluca and Kaye, and if Boodarian was concerned in any previous requires service on the White Oak Avenue residence.
On Tuesday, police safe the house the place Robin Kaye, an “American Idol” music supervisor, and husband Thomas Deluca had been discovered lifeless.
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The assertion continued: “[Kaye] was truly loved and respected by all who came in contact with her. Robin will remain in our hearts forever and we share our deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
The identities of the 2 victims, whom KTLA mentioned had been shot within the head, weren’t disclosed till late Tuesday morning. TMZ was first to report the deaths of Kaye and Deluca, citing legislation enforcement sources.
Kaye notably served as a music producer for “American Idol” from 2009 to 2023, engaged on almost 300 episodes, in keeping with IMDb. Her credit additionally embrace a number of “Miss Universe” TV specials, quite a few NAACP Picture Awards ceremonies, “The Singing Bee” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Deluca was a singer-songwriter greatest identified for his 1986 album “Down to the Wire.” His most up-to-date launch was the album “Street Rock,” which got here out in 2022.
The suspect of their slayings has a historical past of alleged felony offenses, in keeping with court docket data, together with prices of battery, exhibiting a lethal weapon and threatening to commit against the law with the intent to terrorize. Prices had been later dismissed following hearings associated to psychological competency and a conservatorship.
