New Zealand opera singer Hayley Westenra says she is “completely heartbroken” following the murder of two long-time friends at their Los Angeles home earlier this month.
American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Tom De Luca were found dead in their Encino home by police on July 14.
The incident occurred four days earlier on July 10.
Westenra took to social media to express her sadness earlier this week.
“My heart is broken into a million pieces. My surrogate aunty and uncle Robin & Tom were brutally murdered in their home on the 10th July in LA. Somehow I only found out this morn,” read the caption on Instagram.
She said the couple were the “kindest of souls” who helped her when she was vulnerable.
“I stayed with them many times including my last night in LA when I was escaping a very bad relationship (they likely saved my life).”
Westenra said she had written several songs with De Luca and shared a video of the pair performing Lovers Game.
“I want people to remember them this way ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ bright, loyal & loving souls. I am completely heartbroken.”
The investigation into Kaye and De Luca’s deaths was ongoing, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
