LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles cops conducting a welfare examine at a house on Monday found two our bodies inside with gunshot wounds. The victims had been recognized as Robin Kaye, a longtime music supervisor for “American Idol,” and her husband, Thomas Deluca. A day later, police arrested a 22-year-old man in reference to the killings.
Here is what to know in regards to the case.
Welfare examine
Officers stated somebody who hadn’t heard from Kaye and Deluca in a number of days requested that police try their residence within the Encino neighborhood, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Officers entered the home Monday afternoon and located a person and girl shot to dying. Murder detectives had been referred to as.
The victims had been recognized on Tuesday as Kaye and Deluca, each 70.
The couple owned their dwelling within the upscale suburb of the San Fernando Valley, in line with public data.
Suspect arrested
Raymond Boodarian, 22, was arrested “without incident” Tuesday afternoon, police stated in an announcement.
Investigators imagine Boodarian was burglarizing the house a number of days earlier whereas the couple was away. Police had been referred to as to the residence on July 10 however discovered no indicators of hassle or compelled entry. Now, detectives suspect that Boodarian managed to get into the home by an unlocked door and was stunned by Kaye and Deluca.
“The victims returned home while the suspect was inside their residence, and a confrontation ensued, which resulted in the suspect taking their lives,” the police assertion says. “The victims succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds, and the suspect fled from the residence on foot.”
Officers interviewed family and friends, reviewed quite a few surveillance movies, and recovered proof of a murder at scene, officers stated.
Boodarian had not but been assigned a public defender as of Tuesday night and couldn’t be reached for remark.
A tv veteran
Kaye had been with “American Idol,” the hit singing competitors TV sequence, for greater than 15 years. She had additionally labored within the music departments of a number of different productions akin to “The Singing Bee,” “Hollywood Game Night,” “Lip Sync Battle,” and several other Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
“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,” an “American Idol” spokesperson stated in an announcement. “Robin will remain in our hearts forever and we share our deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
