The person charged with two counts of homicide within the taking pictures deaths of longtime American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, musician Thomas DeLuca, used the personal couple's gun in opposition to them after which known as authorities on his cellphone, the Los Angeles County District Lawyer's Workplace has alleged.

Suspect Raymond Boodarian, 22, gave police his title whereas on the decision after taking pictures Kaye and DeLuca, each 70, which is how authorities tracked him down, District Lawyer Nathan Hochman mentioned at a city corridor Monday night in L.A.'s Encino neighborhood, in accordance with KABC-TV.

In a press release supplied to Leisure Weekly on Tuesday, a spokesperson mentioned, "The District Lawyer's Workplace can verify that the suspect positioned a 911 name and that the firearm concerned within the murder was registered to the sufferer. As this stays an lively investigation and pending courtroom matter, we’re unable to share further particulars right now."

Boodarian is accused of getting into Kaye and DeLuca's Encino house round 4 p.m. on July 10, whereas they have been away. When the couple returned, authorities have alleged, a confrontation ensued and Boodarian shot them a number of instances earlier than fleeing the world. The couple's our bodies have been discovered a number of days later throughout a welfare examine. It’s at the moment unclear whether or not Boodarian had any prior connection to Kaye or DeLuca.

Boodarian is predicted to be arraigned Aug. 20. If convicted, he faces a most sentence of life in jail with out the opportunity of parole, or the demise penalty.

EW has not been capable of get hold of contact data for Boodarian's authorized illustration.

'American Idol' music supervisor and her musician husband fatally shot in their L.A. home Suspect charged with two counts of murder in shooting of 'American Idol' exec and her husband

Kaye labored on American Idol for a decade and a half and was remembered as a "cornerstone of the Idol household" in a press release issued by the present. "We’re devastated to listen to of Robin and her pricey husband, Tom's, passing," the assertion added. "Robin will stay in our hearts eternally and we share our deepest sympathy together with her household and associates throughout this tough time."

A 3-time Guild of Music Supervisors Awards winner, Kaye additionally labored within the music division throughout a number of Miss Universe specials and the NAACP Picture Awards, as effectively as Lip Sync Battle, The Singing Bee, and Hollywood Recreation Evening. DeLuca was a singer, songwriter, and composer who had been releasing music since 1986 and penned songs for Diesel, Meredith Brooks, the Monkees' Micky Dolenz, and Joe Perry.

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