A 22-year-old man suspected in the shooting deaths of a longtime music supervisor for American Idol and her husband at their home in Los Angeles was charged with two counts of murder Thursday.
Police said officers conducting a welfare check Monday at a gated house in the Encino neighborhood found the bodies of Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca, both 70. The victims both had gunshot wounds, investigators determined.
Raymond Boodarian, an Encino resident, was arrested Tuesday afternoon, police said. Investigators believe he was burglarizing the residence on 10 July while the couple was away and shot them when they suddenly returned.
Beside charges of murder, Boodarian is also accused of first-degree burglary, deputy district attorney Hilary Williams told reporters. Arraignment was scheduled for 20 August.
Boodarian could not be reached for comment. Messages were sent to the public defender’s office inquiring if one of its attorneys was representing him.
Kaye was with American Idol, the hit singing competition TV series, for more than 15 years and was working on the upcoming season at the time of her death.