{"id":1981487,"date":"2025-08-26T23:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1981487"},"modified":"2025-08-26T23:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:48:54","slug":"american-idol-music-supervisor-and-husbands-cause-of-death-revealed-after-double-murder-in-their-4-5m-la-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/american-idol-music-supervisor-and-husbands-cause-of-death-revealed-after-double-murder-in-their-4-5m-la-home\/","title":{"rendered":"American Idol music supervisor and husband\u2019s cause of death revealed after double murder in their $4.5M LA home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM dRzeRr\">The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM knvhy\">Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM kbCQAZ\">Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 jKIGjX sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Evening Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/american-idol-robin-kaye-husband-murder-b2789719.html\">murdered in their suburban Los Angeles<\/a> home last month. Now, their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/american-idol-robin-kaye-murder-suspect-b2790947.html\">cause of death<\/a> has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Kaye and Deluca, both 70, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/american-idol-robin-kaye-husband-murder-b2789719.html\">were killed in their $4.5 million home<\/a> in Encino, California on July 10. They both died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to their death certificates, obtained by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/american-idol-music-supervisor-robin-kaye-husband-thomas-deluca-death-certificates-released-detailing-cause-of-death-11797376\"><em>People<\/em><\/a>. Deluca died within seconds of being shot, while Kaye died minutes later, the certificate says.<\/p>\n<p>Although they were killed on July 10, their date of death is listed as July 14, when police found their bodies while performing a welfare check.<\/p>\n<p>The couple was murdered after they returned home from a grocery run and found an intruder in their home, <em>People<\/em> reports, citing a police affidavit. Their front door was unlocked and their security alarm was disabled.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/american-idol-robin-kaye-murder-suspect-b2793687.html\">the couple was shot with a gun that belonged to them<\/a>, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 DDDFQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/07\/16\/9\/43\/119942678_10224343187148823_7190117088415127355_n.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/07\/16\/9\/43\/119942678_10224343187148823_7190117088415127355_n.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/07\/16\/9\/43\/119942678_10224343187148823_7190117088415127355_n.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kaye and Deluca died from multiple gunshot wounds, their death certificates reveal\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-13413\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Kaye and Deluca died from multiple gunshot wounds, their death certificates reveal<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Facebook<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles police also responded to two 911 calls reporting a possible burglary at their home on July 10. The first call came from a neighbor who saw a man jump the fence. Officers and a helicopter responded to the scene, but left when they didn\u2019t find evidence of forced entry, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/what-happened-to-american-idol-music-supervisor-robin-kaye-and-thomas-deluca-11783323\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>The second call came from Raymond Boodarian, the man police would eventually charge with their murders. Hochman said Boodarian called 911 from his cellphone and provided his name, which allowed police to later track him down. <\/p>\n<p>Boodarian, 22, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/american-idol-robin-kaye-murder-la-encino-homicide-b2789699.html\">was arrested on July 15<\/a> in connection with the murders. He was charged on July 17 with two counts of murder and one count of first-degree residential burglary. He faces life in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Boodarian appeared in court for his arraignment on August 20. Judge Martin Herscovitz repeatedly tried to get Boodarian\u2019s attention, but he would not respond when addressed, according to reports from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/american-idol-murder-suspect-allegedly-suicidal-as-arraignment-is-delayed-by-judge-he-s-starring-into-space-exclusive-11787095\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/legal\/american-idol-music-supervisors-cause-of-death-revealed-1236051783\/\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 ilgkgw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/20\/21\/American_Idol_Executive_Killed_30119.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/20\/21\/American_Idol_Executive_Killed_30119.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/20\/21\/American_Idol_Executive_Killed_30119.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Raymond Boodarian appears in court for his arraignment hearing. The 22-year-old is accused of killing Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-13414\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Raymond Boodarian appears in court for his arraignment hearing. The 22-year-old is accused of killing Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Boodarian, can you hear me? Mr. Boodarian?\u201d the judge asked.<\/p>\n<p>Boodarian\u2019s public defender, Nancy Kolocotronis, told the court that her client has \u201csevere mental health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s appearing today in a suicide gown,\u201d she said, referring to a protective garment often worn by individuals in custody who are considered at risk of harming themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Herscovitz suspended the arraignment and scheduled Boodarian to appear in mental health court for a competency review on September 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe record will reflect he\u2019s staring into space and not responding to the court\u2019s questions,\u201d Herscovitz told the court. \u201cDue to this behavior, the court entertains a doubt as to defendant\u2019s mental competency.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were murdered in their suburban Los Angeles home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1981488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/American-Idol-music-supervisor-and-husbands-cause-of-death-revealed.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1981488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1981487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1981487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}