An arrest has been made within the deadly capturing that killed American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca.
The Los Angeles Police Division confirmed {that a} 22-year-old Encino resident, Raymond Boodarian, was arrested in reference to the double homicide that came about on Monday, July 14.
A press launch from the LAPD confirmed that authorities had been dispatched for a welfare verify after Kaye and Deluca, each 70, had not been heard from “for a number of days.” Authorities found their our bodies after getting into the house, and so they had been pronounced useless on the scene.
“Whereas there have been no indicators of pressured entry or bother on the location throughout that investigation, it’s now believed that the suspect had gained entry into the residence by way of an unlocked door,” the discharge reads. “The victims returned house whereas the suspect was inside their residence, and a confrontation ensued, which resulted within the suspect taking their lives.”
It was believed that the suspect fled the home on foot earlier than his arrest.
The LAPD report additionally reveals that police investigated a potential housebreaking at Kaye and Deluca’s house 4 days earlier than their deaths. Authorities imagine that that is an remoted incident, however the investigation continues to be ongoing.
Us Weekly confirmed on Tuesday, July 15, that two victims had been discovered useless with potential gunshot wounds inside their house. Authorities didn’t verify Kaye and Deluca’s identities on the time.
“We’re devastated to listen to of Robin and her expensive husband, Tom’s, passing,” an American Idol spokesperson instructed Us in a press release on Tuesday. “Robin has been a cornerstone of the Idol household since 2009 and was actually beloved and revered by all who got here in touch along with her. Robin will stay in our hearts endlessly and we share our deepest sympathy along with her household and buddies throughout this troublesome time.”
Kaye labored in American Idol’s music division for greater than a decade previous to her demise. In line with IMDb, she held different TV-related jobs together with the Miss Universe pageant and the NAACP Picture Awards. Deluca, in the meantime, was signed as a solo musical artist.
Kaye mentioned her job through the seventh Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in 2017, calling it a task in Hollywood “that individuals don’t even realize it exists.”
“It’s a vital a part of movies and TV,” she added. “Just about the whole lot within the leisure business has music in it and folks simply assume that it’s there.”