Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman revealed the new details in the slaying of Kaye and DeLuca during a town hall meeting in Encino on Monday where hundreds of residents gathered to express frustration about a string of recent break-ins plaguing the area.

Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, both 70, were found shot to death in their Los Angeles home during a welfare check on July 14, authorities said.