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Death Certificates Confirm Gunshot Homicides of ‘American Idol’ Music Supervisor Robin Kaye and Husband

Criminal proceedings remain paused pending a court-ordered mental-health evaluation of the accused.

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Overview

  • Official records state both 70-year-olds died of multiple gunshot wounds sustained on July 10, with the date of death recorded as July 14 at 4:14 p.m. when police discovered their bodies.
  • Documents note Thomas Deluca died within seconds and Robin Kaye within minutes, both were cremated on July 23, and an Aug. 4 amendment corrected an initial autopsy notation for Kaye.
  • A police affidavit says the couple returned from a grocery trip to find an intruder who allegedly used a gun from the home after entering through an unlocked door with the alarm disabled.
  • LAPD received two 911 calls and visited the residence on July 10, yet the victims were found four days later after a friend requested a welfare check.
  • Raymond Boodarian, 22, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and residential burglary, remains held without bail, and has a mental-health court hearing set for Sept. 3.