Police have given an update following the tragic deaths of American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, rocker Thomas Deluca.
The couple was murdered inside their Encino home in what authorities believe was a random and violent home invasion.
Kaye and Deluca, both 70, were discovered on July 14, days after they were killed in their $4.5 million Los Angeles residence.
Police now confirm the killings took place four days earlier, on July 10 - the same day officers first responded to reports of a possible break-in at the property, per the Daily Star.
The LAPD was called to perform a welfare check at 2:30PM on July 14, after friends and family had been unable to reach the couple.
Officers entered through a shattered glass sliding door at the back of the home and found a trail of blood leading to the front.
Inside, paramedics discovered Kaye in the pantry and Deluca in the bathroom—both with multiple gunshot wounds to the head. The Los Angeles Medical Examiner recorded their time of death as 4:14PM on July 10.
“The victims returned home while the suspect had gained entry into the residence, and a confrontation ensued, which resulted in the suspect taking their lives,” LAPD confirmed in a statement via PEOPLE.
The suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Encino resident Raymond Boodarian.
According to police, he entered through an unlocked door. Investigators believe the alarm system had been turned off and that the front door was later locked by the intruder after the attack.
Boodarian was arrested on July 15 without incident and charged on July 17 with two counts of murder and one count of residential burglary with a person present.
The murder charges include special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder during the commission of a burglary, as well as firearm enhancements. His bail was denied, and he is set to be arraigned on August 20 at the Van Nuys courthouse.
Authorities have described the double homicide as a random act.
Boodarian had no known connection to the victims, and he has a documented criminal history, including prior charges for battery, threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize, and exhibiting a deadly weapon - though these charges were previously dismissed following court hearings about his mental competency and conservatorship status.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called the murders “tragic,” stating: “In a matter of moments, this couple was senselessly killed in their own home as they returned from the grocery store.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family and friends who are grieving this tremendous loss.”
His office will later determine whether to seek the death penalty.
Just days before the murders, the LAPD responded to a separate call about a burglary at the same address.
Neighbors had reported seeing someone hopping a fence, and officers, along with a police helicopter, conducted a perimeter search.
However, finding no signs of forced entry, they left without going inside the home. Some close to the case - including private security expert Kris Herzog - have since criticized the LAPD’s approach.
Herzog, a former officer and veteran who owns The Bodyguard Group, says he spoke with Kaye earlier this year after she inquired about security amid a rise in local burglaries.
“The most dangerous thing in your home is your home camera system or alarm because it gives you a false sense of security,” Herzog recalled warning her. “It’s never gonna save your life. The fact is, it’s gonna get you killed by giving you a false sense of security.”
He said he advised Kaye to buy bear spray or a pepper ball gun and to stash them in the home.
“She said OK thanks we’ll think about it and never called us back,” Herzog said. “This is the first time in my career that what I predicted potentially could happen 90,000 times... actually happened.”
Court documents show officers had previously responded to the residence on July 10 - the same day of the attack - after a neighbor reported a potential break-in.
Herzog claims police circled the house but didn’t enter, citing lack of probable cause.