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Former American Idol executive Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, reportedly purchased private security because "felt threatened by somebody" days before they were both fatally shot at their Los Angeles are home, NBC Los Angeles reports.
Kaye and Deluca, both 70, were allegedly murdered by a suspected burglar at their $4.5 million Encino home late last week, according to police. Raymond Boodarian, 22, was arrested on Tuesday (July 15), one day after the couple was found dead during a welfare check.
Kaye had reportedly contacted the private security firm, the Bodyguard Group of Beverly Hills, amid fears for her safety in the weeks leading up to her death, the company's owner, Kris Herzog, told NBC Los Angeles.
“She felt threatened by somebody because of somebody around their home or around their neighborhood who felt suspicious,” Herzog said.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the couple's home had been targeted prior to the fatal incident. Detectives suspect that Boodarian burglarized the house while the couple was away on July 10 and stayed for about 30 minutes before they returned and found him.
Police responded to a similar report of a burglary at the Encino home on the same afternoon, but claimed there were "no signs of forced entry or trouble" at the time.
“We didn’t hear anything,” said neighbor Amee Faggen. “My renter saw somebody hopping the fence, but that was back on Thursday. She called 911, but we didn’t hear anything since then, so we have no idea if it’s even related or not.”
Kaye served as American Idol's music supervisor between 2009 and 2023 during a career that included more than 40 music credits dating back to the late 1990s, according to CNN.