A suspect was arrested in the murder of a music leader of American Idol and her husband of her songwriter, Los Angeles police said on Tuesday, even so many questions about the killings remain unanswered.
The victims – Robin Kay and her husband Thomas Deluka, both 70 – were found shot at their home in Los Angeles during a check on well -being on Monday, authorities said.
The suspect-22-year-old Raymond Budarian-Uz has a scaled fence on ENCHino’s property and was inside when the victims arrived at home, after which he shot them and killed them during a “violent struggle”, a Los Angeles police department said on Tuesday.
Robin Kay/Facebook – Photo: The image shows Robin Kay and her husband Tom.
Budarian was arrested at his home in ENCHino on Tuesday, Golan said. It is kept on bail, online prison records show.
LAPD is currently drawing up its case to present Los Angeles County District Prosecutor for an accusation decision that may come on Thursday, according to LAPD killings.
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The couple are thought to be killed on July 10, when a Los Angeles police station received two calls for a possible burglary at ENCHino’s address after a man was seen jumping on the fence on the property.
Call-up staff that day could not enter the home as it was highly strengthened, with 8-foot studs with spikes, police sources said. A call, who reported that he saw a man skip the fence, gave Lapd registration sign to a potential suspect in robbery, which was not available when officers arrived, according to the audio of the call received by ABC News.
Police flew a helicopter and saw no signs of burglary or other trouble and cleared the scene, Golan said.
Later, the monitoring staff reviewed by the police showed that the suspected scaled the fence and then obviously enters an unlocked door, Golan said. The victims arrived at home about 30 minutes later, police said.
KABC – Photo: Two found shot at Encino’s home after LAPD conducts a well -being check, July 15, 2025.
A victim friend called the police on Monday to check the welfare and provided the employee answers to a key code to enter through the vehicle’s gate of the property, Golan said. The officers saw blood on the porch and broke a window to enter, where they found victims with multiple firearms, the lieutenant said. They both had firearms in their heads, police said.
Since then, detectives have found a pistol at the residence of a suspect that will be tested to determine if this is the alleged weapon of murder, LAPD murders detectives said on Wednesday.
According to Golan, the motive remains unclear. He said it seemed that the house was not shaken and there were no footage from the camera from the house to show what was happening.
“We are looking at many paths about what the motive can be,” Golan said.
Police do not believe that Bodarian knew the victims and he was not suspected of other thefts, police said.
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LAPD will look at how police responded to the initial breakdown last week to make sure it was properly processed, Golala said.
Kaye has been with the 2009 TV show “American Idol”, according to a spokesman for the ABC singing series.
“We are devastated to hear about Robin and her dear husband Tom passing,” the spokesman said in a statement. “Robin is the milestone of the idol family since 2009 and was truly loved and respected by all who came in contact with her. Robin will remain in our hearts forever, and we share his deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”