{"id":21212,"date":"2025-07-17T13:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=21212"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:19:19","slug":"tragedy-in-encino-longtime-american-idol-music-supervisor-robin-kaye-and-husband-found-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=21212","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy in Encino: Longtime American Idol Music Supervisor Robin Kaye and Husband Found at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"460\">Robin Kaye, the acclaimed music supervisor behind <em data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"152\">American Idol<\/em> for over 15 seasons, was found dead alongside her husband, Thomas Deluca, in their Encino home. LAPD officers discovered the couple during a welfare check after family members hadn\u2019t heard from them in days. Both had suffered apparent gunshot wounds, and the case is being investigated as a double homicide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"853\">Just days before their deaths, police had responded to the same address after reports of a potential break-in attempt involving a possibly armed suspect. Although no forced entry was found at the time, neighbors recalled seeing someone jump the fence. Now investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and questioning locals to determine whether that incident is connected to the murders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"1226\">Kaye was a celebrated figure in the entertainment world, known for shaping the sound of <em data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"958\">American Idol<\/em>, <em data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"977\">Lip Sync Battle<\/em>, and other major music-driven shows. Her colleagues remember her as a visionary with unmatched instincts for pairing music with emotion. 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