Man Charged In Killing Of 'american Idol' Music Supervisor And Husband

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A man was charged Thursday pinch execution and burglary counts successful the fatal shootings of “American Idol” euphony supervisor Robin Kaye and her hubby in their Los Angeles location past week, nan territory attorney’s agency said.

Raymond Boodarian, 22, could look life successful situation successful nan July 10 shooting deaths of Kaye and her hubby Thomas Deluca, some 70, aft nan mates returned location while he was burglarizing nan residence, officials said.

Kaye, who has been pinch “American Idol” since 2009, and her hubby were recovered dormant successful their Encino location connected Monday aft constabulary conducted a use cheque and recovered humor astatine nan door, nan Los Angeles Police Department said.

Prosecutors allege that they were changeable connected July 10 aft they returned location from nan market shop to find Boodarian wrong nan home.

“In a matter of moments, this mates was senselessly killed successful their ain location arsenic they returned from nan market store,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said successful a statement.

Boodarian is believed to person entered nan location astatine 4 p.m. done an unlocked door, officials said.

Boodarian was arrested Tuesday, constabulary said. He appeared successful tribunal Thursday for an arraignment but that was postponed until nan Aug. 20.

Records show Boodarian was represented by nan Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office. An email to nan agency seeking remark connected his behalf was not instantly returned.

Boodarian was being held without anticipation of bond, jailhouse records showed.

Police had been called to nan couple’s location connected nan time of nan burglary and murder, connected a study of a imaginable burglary, but officers didn’t spot immoderate grounds of a crime, nan LAPD has said.

The personification who requested Tuesday’s use cheque did truthful aft they hadn’t heard from 1 of nan residents for respective days, constabulary said.

The lawsuit remains nether investigation, officials said. Police said this week that they were trying to find whether location was immoderate relationship betwixt Boodarian and nan couple.

Boodarian is charged pinch 2 counts of first-degree execution and 1 count of first-degree burglary, but nan charges are pinch typical allegations for illustration aggregate execution that would summation a imaginable sentence.

Last year, Boodarian was charged pinch counts of battery, displaying a limb and making threats, according to tribunal records. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge successful December aft hearings concerning intelligence wellness and evaluations, NBC Los Angeles reported.

Encino is simply a vicinity successful nan San Fernando area of Los Angeles.

Phil Helsel

Phil Helsel is simply a newsman for NBC News.

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