Robin Kaye, a longtime American Idol music supervisor, and her husband, musician Thomas Deluca, were found shot to death inside their $5 million mansion in Encino, Los Angeles. The couple, both 70, were discovered during a welfare check after family and neighbors hadn’t heard from them in four days. LAPD officers saw blood near the front entrance and entered the home by breaking a window, where they found both victims shot in the head. Authorities are investigating the case as a double homicide, and neighbors reported a potential break-in attempt days earlier, including sightings of someone possibly armed jumping a fence. Police had been called to the home the previous Thursday regarding that incident. Kaye had a distinguished career, supervising music for American Idol for 15 seasons (over 300 episodes), and also worked on shows like Lip Sync Battle, Hollywood Game Night, and the NAACP Image Awards. She was a Guild of Music Supervisors award winner and vocal about how underappreciated her role in the entertainment industry was. Deluca was a musician who released his latest album in 2022. The LAPD has not yet provided further comment as the investigation continues.

UPDATE:
A suspect has been arrested after an American Idol executive and her husband were found dead inside their $5 million Los Angeles mansion. Police arrested 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian yesterday following the grisly discovery of award winning music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca, both 70. Boodarian is not believed to have had any relationship with his alleged victims. Police allege he was burglarizing the home on July 10 when the couple unexpectedly arrived home. CCTV footage allegedly shows Boodarian entering the home about 30 minutes before the couple got home. He did not force entry, and instead found an open way to get inside. He allegedly shot them both dead during a struggle. Police believe it was an isolated event, and that Boodarian acted alone.