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The Irish Sun
5 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
‘Killer who shot dead American Idol exec & husband called 911 in home pretending to be them' 4 days before bodies found
A SUSPECTED shooter called 911 and pretended to be American Idol executive Robin Kaye and her husband after murdering them, prosecutors have claimed. It took four days for cops to find the bodies of Kaye and her songwriter 6 American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were found dead inside their home on July 14 Credit: Facebook 6 Raymond Boodarian, 22, has been arrested and accused of killing the couple Credit: LAPD 6 Kaye and Deluca were found with gunshots to the head in their $3.4 million Los Angeles, California, mansion Credit: The Mega Agency On July 10 at around 4 pm, cops Just 40 minutes later, first responders got a second call from a man claiming to be a resident, and he told the operator that they didn't need help from police. At some point during the call, the dispatcher heard someone say "Please don't shoot me" and deployed officers, a search warrant affidavit filed by the Los Angeles Police Department says. According to Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, the second call was placed by the suspect, who identified himself at some point in the conversation, he told reporters at a briefing on Monday. read more on this case Jennifer Forkish, the LAPD communications director, said cops raced to the scene and that they deployed a police airship known as Air 16 to survey the property. However, first responders couldn't get into the property because the entrances were locked and no one, including the neighbor, was answering their calls, Forkish said. Officers in the helicopter also couldn't see any sign that a break-in had taken place, so they left the home. Hochman has not explained how or why Boodarian gave his full name. Most read in Celebrity It wasn't until June 14 at around 2:30 pm that officers would find Kaye and Deluca's bodies during a wellness check. A friend of the couple said they hadn't heard from them in several days and gave cops a key card to get inside the wall surrounding their property. American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and husband Thomas Deluca both 'murdered inside LA home' When they came to the doors, cops saw signs that something was wrong and burst through a glass window to get inside. Kaye and Deluca were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head. Boodarian was arrested the following day. Investigators found what they believe to be the murder weapon and said it was the couple's own gun. 6 Kayle, seen in 2014, was the music supervisor for the reality TV show Credit: Getty 6 Cops came back to the home after four days to respond to a wellness check Credit: The Mega Agency 6 A wall surrounding the property hid signs of a break-in Credit: Getty COMMUNITY TERROR After Boodarian was cuffed, it was revealed he had a violent criminal history, and residents were furious that he was allowed to roam the streets. The suspect, who is from Encino and lived a 13 minute drive from the couple, was charged with battery and exhibiting a deadly weapon over a year before his latest arrest. However, he was deemed mentally incompetent, and the charges were dropped, court documents seen by The suspect was also charged with brandishing a knife and making threats against his stepfather in 2023, as well as battery against his mother and sister in 2024. But those charges were also dismissed. Kaye and Deluca's home was broken into just weeks before they were attacked, and they had tried to crack down on security to prevent any other incidents, according to friends of the couple. Furious community members have begged for a crackdown on crime and opened up about disturbing red flags they saw in the suspect. One person living in the neighborhood said that Boodarian would "sit in front of my friend's house just staring and smiling," according to the "He did that on multiple occasions, sometimes in his own house, just looking out the window and smiling." Boodarian has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree burglary, and he's being held without bail in a Los Angeles correctional facility. His next court appearance has been scheduled for August 20.
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘Killer who shot dead American Idol exec & husband called 911 in home pretending to be them' 4 days before bodies found
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SUSPECTED shooter called 911 and pretended to be American Idol executive Robin Kaye and her husband after murdering them, prosecutors have claimed. It took four days for cops to find the bodies of Kaye and her songwriter husband Thomas Deluca, both 70, despite them directly speaking with 22-year-old suspect Raymond Boodarian. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were found dead inside their home on July 14 Credit: Facebook 6 Raymond Boodarian, 22, has been arrested and accused of killing the couple Credit: LAPD 6 Kaye and Deluca were found with gunshots to the head in their $3.4 million Los Angeles, California, mansion Credit: The Mega Agency On July 10 at around 4 pm, cops got a 911 call from the couple's neighbor, who said they thought they saw someone breaking into their $3.4 million mansion in Los Angeles, California. Just 40 minutes later, first responders got a second call from a man claiming to be a resident, and he told the operator that they didn't need help from police. At some point during the call, the dispatcher heard someone say "Please don't shoot me" and deployed officers, a search warrant affidavit filed by the Los Angeles Police Department says. According to Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, the second call was placed by the suspect, who identified himself at some point in the conversation, he told reporters at a briefing on Monday. read more on this case PRODUCER'S CONCERNS American Idol exec 'feared for safety' at home before being found dead Jennifer Forkish, the LAPD communications director, said cops raced to the scene and that they deployed a police airship known as Air 16 to survey the property. However, first responders couldn't get into the property because the entrances were locked and no one, including the neighbor, was answering their calls, Forkish said. Officers in the helicopter also couldn't see any sign that a break-in had taken place, so they left the home. Hochman has not explained how or why Boodarian gave his full name. It wasn't until June 14 at around 2:30 pm that officers would find Kaye and Deluca's bodies during a wellness check. A friend of the couple said they hadn't heard from them in several days and gave cops a key card to get inside the wall surrounding their property. American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and husband Thomas Deluca both 'murdered inside LA home' When they came to the doors, cops saw signs that something was wrong and burst through a glass window to get inside. Kaye and Deluca were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head. Boodarian was arrested the following day. Investigators found what they believe to be the murder weapon and said it was the couple's own gun. 6 Kayle, seen in 2014, was the music supervisor for the reality TV show Credit: Getty 6 Cops came back to the home after four days to respond to a wellness check Credit: The Mega Agency 6 A wall surrounding the property hid signs of a break-in Credit: Getty COMMUNITY TERROR After Boodarian was cuffed, it was revealed he had a violent criminal history, and residents were furious that he was allowed to roam the streets. The suspect, who is from Encino and lived a 13 minute drive from the couple, was charged with battery and exhibiting a deadly weapon over a year before his latest arrest. However, he was deemed mentally incompetent, and the charges were dropped, court documents seen by KABC show. The suspect was also charged with brandishing a knife and making threats against his stepfather in 2023, as well as battery against his mother and sister in 2024. But those charges were also dismissed. Kaye and Deluca's home was broken into just weeks before they were attacked, and they had tried to crack down on security to prevent any other incidents, according to friends of the couple. Furious community members have begged for a crackdown on crime and opened up about disturbing red flags they saw in the suspect. One person living in the neighborhood said that Boodarian would "sit in front of my friend's house just staring and smiling," according to the New York Post. "He did that on multiple occasions, sometimes in his own house, just looking out the window and smiling." Boodarian has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree burglary, and he's being held without bail in a Los Angeles correctional facility. His next court appearance has been scheduled for August 20.
Los Angeles Times
a day ago
- Los Angeles Times
Suspect in American Idol exec killing called 911 from her home, but police didn't find bodies for four days
The man accused of killing 'American Idol' music supervisor Robin Kaye and her rock musician husband, Tom DeLuca, in their home in Encino allegedly called 911 after the crime, the county's top prosecutor said, yet it still took four more days to discover their bodies. Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman revealed the new details in the slaying of Kaye and DeLuca during a town hall meeting in Encino on Monday where hundreds of residents gathered to express frustration about a string of recent break-ins plaguing the area. The revelation raises questions over how police handled the initial situation and when exactly they learned about the couple's deaths. Investigators believe Kaye and DeLuca walked in on Raymond Boodarian, 22, burglarizing their $4.5 million Encino home on White Oak Avenue on July 10, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police allege Boodarian entered the home—which his heavily secured, with a large wall and security cameras—through an unlocked door. After the couple returned home, 'a confrontation ensued' and the suspect shot them, police said. A search warrant affidavit filed by members of the San Fernando Valley homicide unit said that police responded to two burglary calls at the address the day the couple was killed. Police filed the warrant to review Ring doorbell camera footage from a neighboring home that they hoped captured the break-in or the killings. The first call came in shortly after 4 p.m. on July 10, when a neighbor reported an unidentified man trying to break into the couple's home, according to the warrant. About 40 minutes later, police received a second call from someone in the couple's home claiming to be a resident reporting that a suspect had broken in. The 911 operator could hear the caller saying, 'Please don't shoot me,' to someone and dispatched officers to the scene, the warrant said. The caller eventually advised that police response was not necessary and follow-up attempts to reach the caller was unsuccessful, said LAPD Communications Director Jennifer Forkish. The warrant does not make it clear if the second call to police was from one of the two victims or Boodarian representing himself as a resident. Hochman said on Monday that at one point during the incident the suspect called 911 and identified himself to police. It is not clear exactly what he told dispatchers during the call. Authorities sent officers to the house in response to both calls, which were linked based on the address, Forkish said, but they weren't able to access the home and left. 'Officers arrived on scene and conducted a check of the surrounding area and attempted to visually check the residence through the security gate. They attempted entry at two access points but both were locked and secured,' Forkish said in a statement. 'The home was secured with surrounding walls. The Air Ship visually checked the location and advised there was no visible activity or evidence of break in. After taking additional steps to contact the persons reporting and residents at the location, officers cleared from the scene.' Kaye and Deluca, who were both 70, were found dead inside the home four days later when officers returned to the property for a welfare check. The couple, whose bodies were found in separate rooms, according to law enforcement sources, had multiple gunshot wounds. It's the third time in recent months that LAPD officers have gone to a location in the San Fernando Valley after receving a 911 call and left, only to return later to a homicide. Menashe Hidra's body was found April 26 inside his fifth-floor Valley Village apartment after an assailant broke into a neighboring unit, jumped from the balcony to his unit and attacked him, investigators said. Three days before, neighbors had called 911 and reported hearing shouting and a struggle coming from the apartment. Officers responded to those calls, knocked on the door and left without finding anything. Erick Escamilla, 27, was eventually charged with the killing, along with an unrelated homicide from 2022. The same day that Hidra's body was discovered, police found the body of Aleksandre Modebadze, who was beaten to death inside his Woodland Hills home. In that case, a woman inside the home called LAPD about 12:30 a.m. and reported three people had broken into her home and were beating her significant other before the call suddenly cut out, according to law enforcement sources. The 911 operator tried to call back multiple times without success. Shortly before 1 a.m., officers arrived at the home but no one answered the door, there was no noise coming from inside the home and the blinds were down, the sources told The Times. Modebadze was later found by officers badly beaten with a traumatic head injury and eventually died of his injuries. Authorities found Modebadze's suspected killers hours after the incident. Hochman said in the case of Kaye and Deluca investigators were eventually able to track Boodarian's location by pinging his cell phone and arrested him. Hochman told the crowd Monday night that as a lifelong Angeleno, the twin killings were personal to him. 'The government owes you one thing and that's safety,' Hochman said. 'Robin and Tom didn't experience safety that night. Safety failed them.' The killings appeared to be random, law enforcement sources said, but investigators are looking for any connection between the suspect and DeLuca and Kaye, and whether Boodarian was involved in any past calls for service at the White Oak Avenue residence. Boodarian was arrested on July 15 and is being held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. He's charged with two counts of murder, burglary and special allegations for multiple murders, personal discharge of a firearm and murder while engaging in robbery. Court records show Boodarian has a history of alleged criminal offenses, including charges of battery, exhibiting a deadly weapon and threatening to commit a crime with the intent to terrorize. Charges were later dismissed after hearings related to mental competency and a conservatorship. Kaye notably served as a music producer for 'American Idol' from 2009 to 2023, working on nearly 300 episodes, according to IMDb. Her credits also included several 'Miss Universe' TV specials, numerous NAACP Image Awards ceremonies, 'The Singing Bee' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' DeLuca was a singer-songwriter best known for his 1986 album 'Down to the Wire.' His most recent release was the album 'Street Rock,' which came out in 2022.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
How Wisdom Kaye's Style Videos Broke The Mold
| Jul 21, 2025, 11:18AM EDT The former electrical engineer turned into a digital fashionista during the pandemic, posting over-the-top outfits and earning the rep as the best-dressed man on TikTok. 'I have to balance my artistic interests with the algorithmic interests,' says Kaye. 'I have to take certain risks on the artistic side for the sake of performance.' Repped by modeling powerhouse IMG, Kaye's brand partnerships range from high-end labels like Prada and Ferragamo to massive companies including American Express and Google.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
How Wisdom Kaye's Made His Viral Fonts Video
| Jul 21, 2025, 11:06AM EDT The former electrical engineer turned into a digital fashionista during the pandemic, posting over-the-top outfits and earning the rep as the best-dressed man on TikTok. 'I have to balance my artistic interests with the algorithmic interests,' says Kaye. 'I have to take certain risks on the artistic side for the sake of performance.' Repped by modeling powerhouse IMG, Kaye's brand partnerships range from high-end labels like Prada and Ferragamo to massive companies including American Express and Google.
