Arrest after 'American Idol' music supervisor and husband found shot dead in LA home
The victims -- Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, both 70 -- were found shot to death in their Los Angeles home during a welfare check on Monday, authorities said.
The suspect -- 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian -- was arrested Tuesday, police sources said. He was allegedly burglarizing the residence and, when the victims arrived home, shot and killed them during a struggle, police sources said.
It is believed the murders happened on July 10, when the Los Angeles Police Department received two calls for service for a possible burglary at the address in Encino, police sources said.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect entering the home, police sources said. The suspect had managed to find a way into the home while it wasn't occupied and did not force entry, the sources said. The victims arrived home about 30 minutes later, sources said.
Officers responding to the calls for service that day were unable to go into the home because it is highly fortified, with 8-foot walls with spikes, police sources said. Police flew a helicopter over and saw no signs of a burglary, sources said.
Following the call for a welfare check on Monday, responding officers shattered a back window to go inside and found the victims dead in different rooms inside their home, police sources said. They both had gunshot wounds to the head, police said.
Police do not believe the victims were targeted, but that the home was randomly burglarized, sources said. The incident is believed to be isolated and Boodarian is not a suspect in any other burglaries, the sources said.
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Kaye had been with the TV show "American Idol" since 2009, according to a spokesperson for the ABC singing competition series.
"We are devastated to hear of Robin and her dear husband, Tom's, passing," the spokesperson said in a statement. "Robin has been a cornerstone of the Idol family since 2009 and 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."
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