The “American Idol” govt murdered alongside her husband of their multimillion-dollar Los Angeles dwelling had moved there “to be secure” — however had a break-in simply weeks earlier than they have been killed throughout a suspected housebreaking, a household pal has revealed.
Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, each 70, had beefed up safety at their Encino dwelling after a perp lately broke in whereas they have been sleeping, the shut pal instructed Fox Information.
“They added spikes to the highest of the fence… That they had spikes on the opposite aspect of the fence, and clearly up to date their video surveillance as effectively. That they had video surveillance already,” stated the household pal, who didn’t need to be in any other case recognized.
The preliminary break-in was whereas they slept in the midst of the night time, the pal stated, saying it was simply weeks in the past.
“Their canine woke them up in the midst of the night time… That’s what ran them off,” the pal recalled.
“I feel they stated they broke a glass and the canine began barking, and the folks ran off.”
After ramping up safety and surveillance, the couple — “two of the nicest folks you’ll ever meet” — instructed associates they didn’t consider the suspect would present up once more, the pal stated.
In the meantime, it beforehand emerged Kaye had reached out to a personal safety agency within the weeks earlier than the bloodshed amid fears for her security.
“She felt threatened by someone due to someone round their dwelling or round their neighborhood who felt suspicious,” Kris Herzog, proprietor of the Bodyguard Group of Beverly Hills, instructed NBC Los Angeles.
The couple by no means ended up hiring the corporate.
Kaye and Deluca have been discovered useless inside their dwelling on Monday after cops have been referred to as to hold out a welfare examine.
The suspect, 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian, was arrested Tuesday.
It wasn’t instantly clear if Boodarian can also be a suspect within the preliminary break-in simply weeks earlier than the slayings.
Cops consider Boordarian had been burglarizing the house, which final bought for round $4.5 million in 2023, on July 10 whereas the couple have been out.
He allegedly opened fireplace on them once they returned dwelling and busted him, police stated.
The couple have been discovered 4 days later with gunshot wounds to the top in separate rooms — Kaye within the pantry and Deluca in a rest room.
Detectives don’t consider Boordarian knew the victims.
