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Death Certificates Confirm Homicide by Multiple Gunshots in Killings of ‘American Idol’ Music Supervisor Robin Kaye and Husband

Court proceedings are paused pending a Sept. 3 competency review for the 22-year-old suspect.

"American Idol" supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, are seen posing for a photo together.
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Overview

  • Newly released death certificates list both Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca, 70, as dying from multiple gunshot wounds sustained on July 10, with the manner of death ruled homicide.
  • Although fatally shot on July 10 at about 4:45 p.m., their official time of death is recorded as 4:14 p.m. on July 14, when LAPD officers discovered their bodies during a welfare check.
  • Autopsies were performed on both victims, and an Aug. 4 amendment corrected Kaye’s July 23 death certificate, which had initially stated no autopsy was conducted.
  • Investigators say the couple returned from grocery shopping to find an intruder who allegedly used a gun registered to them, with their front door unlocked and alarm disabled.
  • Suspect Raymond Boodarian, 22, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and residential burglary, remains held without bail, and was referred to mental health court after an unresponsive Aug. 20 appearance.