UPDATE: Arrest Made In The Brutal Murder Of American Idol Executive And Her Husband

As the WLT Report covered yesterday, an American Idol executive and her husband were found murdered inside their Los Angeles home on Monday.

American Idol executive Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca were both found with gunshot wounds to their head after authorities conducted a welfare check on the couple after they were not heard from for days.

After authorities conducted an investigation, a suspect has now been identified.

ABC 7 News had these details to report:

An arrest has been made in the deadly shooting of a longtime, award-winning “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in their multi-million-dollar home in Encino.

The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian of Reseda. Detectives believe he has no relationship to the victims. He was allegedly burglarizing the residence while the couple came home, and he shot and killed them during a struggle.

Sources tell ABC News that there is no evidence he is related to any burglary rings and was not working with anyone else. They believe it was an isolated event. Police say the suspect has no history of burglary, but he does have a criminal record.

Lt. Guy Gulon said Boodarian was identified using facial recognition technology with surveillance video from outside of the residence, plus some other forensic evidence found at the scene.

He was arrested around 3 p.m. Tuesday at his home on Vanowen Street without incident, according to LAPD.

Police have arrested a suspect after a violent double homicide in Los Angeles. Music supervisor Robin Kaye and her songwriter husband Thomas Deluca were shot to death in their home, an “American Idol” spokesperson said. @TrevorLAult reports. https://t.co/QzCTi776bC pic.twitter.com/irRVtlR7fu

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) July 16, 2025

CBS News reported police were called to Kaye’s home before her death took place but no action was taken:

During their investigation, detectives reviewed surveillance videos, spoke with friends and family and discovered a prior radio call for a possible burglary suspect at the home on July 10 at around 4 p.m., according to a news release from LAPD.

At that time, police said they were unable to make entry to the property because it was “highly fortified,” said LAPD Lieutenant Guy Golan. They did a flyover with an airship, which did not reveal any obvious signs of trouble or forced entry, he said.

They wound up clearing the scene, but upon looking at surveillance footage from that day, they found that the suspect hopped a fence to get onto the property.

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“While there were no signs of forced entry or trouble at the location during that investigation, it is now believed that the suspect had gained entry into the residence through an unlocked door,” said LAPD’s release.

Police said that Kaye and Deluca returned home while Boodarian was inside, leading to a confrontation that resulted in a shooting. They were found in separate rooms and had been shot multiple times. The suspect then fled from the area on foot.

He was arrested on Tuesday by LAPD detectives and members of an FBI Fugitive Task Force after they used the security camera video and facial recognition software to identify him.

Court records show that he has an extensive history of violent crimes, but that charges in those cases were eventually dropped.

Suspect in custody after ‘American Idol’ music boss Robin Kaye and husband murdered in their Los Angeles home pic.twitter.com/cTBPBAuNDd

— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) July 16, 2025