Kaye was a music supervisor on American Idol for almost 300 episodes and won three Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for her work on the show. Deluca was a solo rock artist who released his debut album, Down to the Wire, in 1986. He was also a signed songwriter with MCA Records.

The man accused of killing an “American Idol” executive and her husband used the couple’s gun to kill them and later called the police, authorities allege.