‘American Idol' music supervisor and husband found dead at home
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American Idol exec and husband were murdered with their own gun...with suspect then calling cops on himself
An American Idol executive and her husband were murdered at their Los Angeles mansion with their own gun by a killer who called 911 himself, it is claimed. Robin Kaye, a longtime music supervisor on the hit singing competition show, and her husband Thomas Deluca, both 70, were found dead in their $5 million gated home in the Encino neighborhood on July 14. Raymond Boodarian, an Encino resident, was arrested 'without incident' the next day after having provided police with key information about his identity. Investigators believe Boodarian, 22, was burglarizing the residence July 10 while the couple was away and shot them when they suddenly returned. But the DA revealed during a town hall meeting Monday night that he shot the couple dead with their own firearm, KABC reports. He then used his personal cellphone to call police after the incident and even provided authorities with his name, which ultimately led to him being tracked down. Boodraian was charged with two counts of murder Thursday, and also faces burglary charges. His arraignment is scheduled for August 20. The suspect has at least three prior arrests including charges of battery, threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize, and exhibiting a deadly weapon. Fingerprints from his prior arrests also helped investigators identify him as a suspect in the grisly slayings of Kaye and Deluca. The couple were killed in their $5 million Los Angeles mansion on July 10, four days before their bodies were discovered. It is unclear if Boodarian's alleged 911 call was made on July 6, the day he allegedly killed Kaye and DeLuca. Boodarian had already been inside the couple's home for about 30 minutes on July 10 when Kaye and Deluca unexpectedly arrived home. CCTV footage obtained by investigators allegedly shows Boodarian entering the home in an attempted burglary. He did not force entry and instead found an open way to get inside. He allegedly shot them both dead during a struggle when they caught him in the act. Two calls were made to the LAPD about a possible burglary on the day of the couple's deaths, according to a felony complaint. But when officers responded to the residence they were unable to get inside the couple's home, which is a high-security property with an 8-foot spiked wall and surveillance cameras. Cops circled the perimeter and had a helicopter swoop over the property, but were unable to gain access via the ground. Officers saw no visible signs of forced entry and a helicopter which flew overhead did not alert officers to any dangers, so they left the scene. They returned to the six-bedroom estate four days later at 2.30pm following a call for a welfare check, shattering a back window to gain access to the home. When they entered, they discovered Kaye and Deluca both shot in the head. He then used his personal cellphone to call police after the incident and even provided authorities with his name, which ultimately led to him being tracked down Police sources told People last week that Boodarian may have been inside the property on July 10 when officers first responded to the home, close to the bodies of the eldery couple he's now accused of murdering. While cops were unable to access the property during the callout, Boodarian is believed to have entered through a single unlocked door while his alleged victims were out grocery shopping. It is unclear if he pulled the door shut behind him, but he is then said to have lain in wait inside until they returned. Boodarian could not be reached for comment. Messages were sent to the public defender's office inquiring if one of its attorneys was representing him. Kaye was with 'American Idol,' the hit singing competition TV series, for more than 15 years and was working on the upcoming season at the time of her death. Over the years, she won several Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for her work on the show. She also worked for other well-known shows, including Lip Sync Battle, Hollywood Game Night, and Worn Stories. Kaye worked for the NAACP Image Awards, The Singing Bee, Miss USA, Miss Universe, American Inventor, The Dance Scene, Dance Your A** Off, Your Chance to Dance and Adventures of Power and Crashed. During the 7th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in Hollywood in 2017, Kaye spoke about her career path, which she said was often unappreciated. 'It's one of those parts of the business that people don't even know it exists,' Kaye said. 'It's a very important part of films and TV. Pretty much everything in the entertainment industry has music in it and people just think that it's there.' Her husband was a musician who last released an album called Street Rock in 2022. His first 'acclaimed cult favorite debut' album. 'Down To The Wire,' was released by Epic Records in 1986, Deluca's website detailed. Deluca penned songs for popular hit makers, including Kid Rock, the band Molly Hatchet and Meredith Brooks. The couple purchased the home in January 2023, according to public records. It was previously owned by late rapper Juice WRLD who died in 2019 from an overdose, neighbors told KTLA. The home was also reportedly used a rental property before being sold to the couple.
NBC News
2 hours ago
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U.S citizen killed in Syria sectarian violence alongside 6 Druze family members
An American citizen from Oklahoma was killed along with six male relatives during the sectarian violence that erupted last week in Syria. Syrian-American Hosam Saraya, 35, was visiting his family in Sweida in southern Syria from Oklahoma City, where he lived. Last Wednesday, he and his family members were seized by armed men and gunned down in the street, according to a relative who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity. NBC News could not independently verify who was responsible for the attack. Video footage circulating online and verified by NBC News showed an execution-style shooting of Saraya and his family members. In one video posted to Instagram, eight men are seen forced to walk in a line on a deserted street west of Tishreen Square in Sweida's city center by about half a dozen armed men in military-style fatigues. In another video, the same men are kneeling before being gunned down by the armed men, as dozens of shots are fired over 15 seconds. A graduate of Oklahoma Christian University and Damascus University, Saraya was a member of Syria's Druze religious minority and had founded a virtual school for Syrian children administered from Sweida. 'He loved to help his community… He's always been, you know, very ambitious and very kind,' his relative said. The State Department on Monday confirmed that an American citizen had been killed in Syria but did not identify them or provide any further details. 'We offer condolences to the family on their loss and are providing consular assistance to them,' a spokesperson for the State Department said, adding, 'We are greatly concerned when any U.S. citizen is harmed overseas, wherever they are.' The spokesperson said the U.S. had called for 'accountability in all cases where U.S. citizens are harmed abroad.' Republican Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) said in a post on X Monday that he and his wife were "heartbroken" by Saraya's death. "Hosam was an Oklahoman and member of the Druze community who was tragically executed alongside other members of his family in Syria," Lankford said. Clashes first broke out between Syria's Druze minority and Bedouin tribal militias earlier this month, drawing interventions from government security forces and Israel. Hundreds were reportedly killed in the clashes. The fighting came to a pause over the weekend after the Syrian government said it agreed to a fragile ceasefire with both sides. As part of the U.S.-backed truce, the Syrian government on Monday began evacuating Bedouin families from the predominantly Druze city. 'Escalating hostilities can only be contained with an agreement to pause violence, protect the innocent, allow humanitarian access, and step back from danger,' Thomas Barrack, Special Envoy for Syria, said in a statement while announcing the deal. Israeli airstrikes in Syria last week also caught President Donald Trump by surprise, White Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday. Trump 'was caught off guard by the bombing in Syria and also the bombing of a Catholic Church in Gaza,' Leavitt said, adding, 'In both accounts, the president quickly called the prime minister to rectify those situations.' The recent outbreak of violence risks reigniting sectarian tensions in the country nearly seven months after its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The Druze and other minorities remain wary of Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who met Trump in May after the president said he would lift sanctions on the war-torn country. U.S. officials are now scrambling to contain the violence, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on Damascus to prevent 'violent jihadists' from 'carrying out massacres.' 'They must hold accountable and bring to justice anyone guilty of atrocities including those in their own ranks,' Rubio said in a statement Sunday. More than 128,500 people have been displaced since the clashes began July 13, according to the United Nations' International Organization for Migration. U.N. Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said in a statement last week that there were credible reports of widespread violations and abuses, including summary executions, arbitrary killings, kidnappings, destruction of private property and looting of homes by the Syrian government forces, as well as Druze and Bedouin fighters.
NBC News
11 hours ago
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Ecuador extradites drug kingpin to United States
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, nicknamed "Fito," and considered the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang accused of smuggling drugs and firearms in the U.S., appeared in a federal court in Brooklyn. NBC News' George Solis has the details on the case after Villamar pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to international drug and weapons trafficking
