A SUSPECT has been arrested after American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband were found dead in their home.
Robin and husband Thomas DeLuca, both 70, were found dead with gunshot wounds to their heads in their Los Angeles mansion on Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
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Now, police have arrested suspect Raymond Boodarian, 22, although the nature of his arrest is not yet clear.
Family members had called for a welfare check for the couple on Monday, July 14, after they hadn’t been heard from in four days, police said.
When cops arrived at their home in L.A.’s swanky Encino neighborhood, they found blood at the front entrance of the house, TMZ first reported.
Officers smashed a window to get inside, where they discovered the couple’s bodies.
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They were both declared dead at the scene at around 2:30 pm.
Footage obtained by ABC affiliate KABC showed the home’s sliding glass door was shattered.
Neighbor Hannah Massachi, a local realtor, told The U.S. Sun locals are “very shaken” and desperate for answers.
“They were a lovely couple, I saw them a few months ago,” she said, adding, “Why would somebody do this?”
“I’ve lived here for over 30 years. Everyone is proud to live in Encino and all the celebrities are here, all the movie stars. I’ve sold many homes here,” she said.
Police had been called to the couple’s $5 million home just days earlier.
EERIE SCARE
On Thursday, a suspect tried to get into Kaye and Deluca’s house while possibly carrying a gun, residents told NBC affiliate KTLA.
The couple’s neighbors said they called police after someone saw a person hopping the fence.
“We didn’t see or hear anything. My renter called 911 on Thursday because she saw somebody hopping the fence,” neighbor Amee Faggen told KABC before the victims were identified.
“And I have no idea if that was related or not. They came and left, the helicopters and police came.”
It’s unclear if the two incidents are related.
POOL CLEANER SPEAKS OUT
Kaye and Deluca’s pool cleaner, Mauro Quintero, turned up at their home on Tuesday to get paid like usual, he told The U.S. Sun.
Instead, he found crime scene tape and learned they had been murdered.
He said Deluca recently told him about another attempted break-in over a month ago.
“Tom told me about a month ago that people tried to break in in the middle of the night,” Quintero, 55, said, adding that the intruders were scared off by the couple’s two small dogs barking.
“But they have little dogs and they woke him up and they ran off.”
He said the couple put up security cameras after the scare. There were also spikes on the fence surrounding the home.
“They were really nice people, the lady especially,” Quintero recalled.
“I only ever saw the two of them at the house.”
Law enforcement sources said they believe the shooting happened Thursday during a possible burglary at the house, reports NBC4 Washington.
Following their tragic deaths, a spokesperson for American Idol said: “We are devastated to hear of Robin and her dear husband, Tom’s, passing.
“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.
“Robin will remain in our hearts forever and we share our deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
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