Robin Kaye, music director for the television program “American Idol,” has been found murdered in Los Angeles along with her husband.
A spokesperson for “American Idol” confirmed that Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca, both 70, are dead.
Los Angeles police said Tuesday afternoon that they had arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the couple’s deaths. He is accused of breaking into their home while the couple was away on July 10. The man is suspected of shooting and killing Kaye and her husband when they returned, then fleeing on foot.
Kaye, a veteran of the industry, had also worked in the music departments of several other productions, including “The Singing Bee,” “Hollywood Game Night,” “Lip Sync Battle,” and several Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
