Overview

• Raymond Boodarian was indicted on two counts of murder and a burglary charge with special circumstances in connection with the deaths of Robin Kaye and her husband, songwriter Thomas DeLuca.
• The couple’s bodies were discovered on July 14 in their Encino home after neighbors requested a welfare check; investigators believe they were shot on July 10.
• Authorities identified Boodarian through home security footage and forensic evidence and arrested him on July 15, with his arraignment scheduled for August 20.
• Officials say Boodarian gained entry through an unlocked door despite the couple’s recent security upgrades, and they are treating the incident as an apparently random act of violence.
• Robin Kaye spent 14 years as the music director on American Idol and Thomas DeLuca wrote for artists like Meredith Brooks, and their deaths have reverberated through the entertainment industry.