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The Murder of Rob and Michele Reiner in Brentwood, California (3 Viewers)

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Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Found by Their Daughter (Exclusive Sources)

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found inside their Los Angeles home by their adult daughter Romy, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
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Really sad.

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found in their Los Angeles home by their daughter, Romy, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.
According to the sources, Rob and Michele were killed by their son, Nick.
Calls about the tragedy first came into the Los Angeles Fire Department at about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. First responders arriving at the home said they found a man and woman dead — and the victims were later identified as Rob and Michele.
Nick, in a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, spoke about his long struggle with drug addiction, which ultimately led to him being homeless at one time.
Nick told PEOPLE that his years of addiction formed the basis for the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, which he co-wrote.


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Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner.
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Rob Reiner attends the This Is Spinal Tap 35th Anniversary during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre on April 27, 2019 in New York City.

Rob was a director, producer and actor who gained fame with his role as Mike on the Norman Lear sitcom All in the Family. As a director, he helmed beloved movies like This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).
He and Michele met when Rob directed When Harry Met Sally, and the couple married in 1989 before having three children.
 
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Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested and booked on suspicion of murder in parents' deaths

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead on Sunday with stab wounds, a source close to the family told NBC News.
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Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested and booked on suspicion of murder in parents' deaths​

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead on Sunday with stab wounds, a source close to the family told NBC News.


Rob Reiner’s son booked on suspicion of murder in the deaths of his parents, police say

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Dec. 15, 2025, 3:46 PM GMT / Updated Dec. 15, 2025, 8:00 PM GMT
By Patrick Smith, Eric Leonard, NBC Los Angeles and Dennis Broad, NBC Los Angeles
Nick Reiner, the younger son of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, has been arrested and booked on suspicion of murdering his parents after they were found dead Sunday in their Los Angeles-area home.

Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said Monday at a news conference that police had taken Nick Reiner into custody. An update later in the day from the LAPD said he was being held without bail.

McDonnell also confirmed that the Reiners had been found dead after LAPD responded to a call on Sunday afternoon. A source close to the family told NBC News that the two appeared to have suffered stab wounds.

It was not immediately known if Nick Reiner has legal representation.

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The death of Rob Reiner, a noted actor and filmmaker, has shocked Hollywood stars and his fans across the world. He built a huge reputation through acting in, producing and directing a string of hit movies in the 1980s and '90s.


Nick Reiner, 32, has a long history with drug addiction, which began in his teens. He told People in an interview in 2016 that he spent weeks sleeping rough on the streets and was in and out of rehab for addiction treatment that started when he was 15.

2 Found Dead At Rob Reiner's Brentwood Home
LAPD officers outside Reiner's home late Sunday. Mario Tama / Getty Images
These experiences inspired the 2016 movie "Being Charlie," which was directed by Rob Reiner, co-written by Nick Reiner and featured actor Cary Elwes, famous for appearing in Reiner's classic "The Princess Bride," as the main character's father. The plot focuses on a young man struggling with addiction who has been in and out of rehab.

"Now, I’ve been home for a really long time, and I’ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family," Nick told People at the time.

Reiner reflected on the challenges in real life and how they influenced the movie in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in 2015.

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"It was very, very hard going through it the first time, with these painful and difficult highs and lows," Rob Reiner said. "And then making the movie dredged it all up again."

The protagonist of "Being Charlie" struggles to find meaning or practical help through a rehab program, and Reiner and Singer told the LA Times that this was directly inspired by how ineffective such treatments were for their son.


"When Nick would tell us that it wasn’t working for him, we wouldn’t listen. We were desperate and because the people had diplomas on their wall, we listened to them when we should have been listening to our son," Rob Reiner said.

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Tresir said:
Really sad.

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found in their Los Angeles home by their daughter, Romy, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.
According to the sources, Rob and Michele were killed by their son, Nick.
Calls about the tragedy first came into the Los Angeles Fire Department at about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. First responders arriving at the home said they found a man and woman dead — and the victims were later identified as Rob and Michele.
Nick, in a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, spoke about his long struggle with drug addiction, which ultimately led to him being homeless at one time.
Nick told PEOPLE that his years of addiction formed the basis for the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, which he co-wrote.


Rob Reiner and his son Nick Reiner

Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner.
Rommel Demano/Getty


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Rob Reiner attends the This Is Spinal Tap 35th Anniversary during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre on April 27, 2019 in New York City.

Rob was a director, producer and actor who gained fame with his role as Mike on the Norman Lear sitcom All in the Family. As a director, he helmed beloved movies like This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).
He and Michele met when Rob directed When Harry Met Sally, and the couple married in 1989 before having three children.
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All great movies.
 
Just aw a comment where someone said it was said on the news they are already putting this in front of a Grand Jury tomorrow in LA. They didn't say what news site, if I hear it, I'll try to find a link. If anyone else can confirm this, that would be great too.
 
Also, it has been reported that they had been at a party a night or two previously (the night before I think) and Nick was behaving badly or some such and they had to leave early and it angered the parents it sounds like. There was something else I was going to mention, but I forget now what it was...
 
Nick Reiner being charged with two counts of first degree homicide with special circumstances. DA said the DP is not off the table. I missed the presser but will try to find it when it's been a bit of time.

I waited for it forever as there was a hearing today but finally gave up, then there was a presser I missed but heard that much, the charges.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Nick Reiner being charged with two counts of first degree homicide with special circumstances. DA said the DP is not off the table. I missed the presser but will try to find it when it's been a bit of time.

I waited for it forever as there was a hearing today but finally gave up, then there was a presser I missed but heard that much, the charges.
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I hope he gets the DP. Killing is killing. But, he killed them in such a horrific way. And I believe if you take a life, you don't get to keep yours.
 
Apparently they cleared Nick Reiner medically as they schedules an arraignment now for today (was supposed to be yesterday). It is upcoming. There is also new video out of him walking the street that night.
 
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What we know about Nick Reiner, son charged with murder of director Rob Reiner

The middle child of the filmmaker and his wife Michele, who was also killed, is being held without bail.
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    • 15 December 2025
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Nick Reiner, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after the deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his producer wife Michele Reiner.
The bodies of the celebrated couple, who were 78 and 68 respectively, were found at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on 14 December.
Their son was arrested in Los Angeles the same day and made his first court appearance on 17 December, waving his right to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty on the charge of murdering his parents.
Rob Reiner, who was known for directing movies such as This Is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally, had two sons and a daughter with his wife of 36 years.
Here is what we know about Nick Reiner, their younger son, and the investigation so far.

What happened?​

The couple's youngest child, daughter Romy, found their bodies in their home in Brentwood, a celebrity enclave full of mansions, boutique shops and restaurants on the west side of Los Angeles, multiple sources confirmed to the BBC's US news partner CBS News.
The Reiners had suffered multiple stab wounds, CBS reported. Their cause of death has not officially been released.
The charges faced by Nick Reiner also include a "special allegation" that he "used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife".
US outlets reported that he and his father had attended a party the previous evening, and engaged in an argument of some kind. Reports vary as to the severity of the alleged row.

What has Nick Reiner been charged with?​

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LAPD: Nick Reiner "booked for murder"
Nick Reiner is in custody without bail since his arrest on 14 December.
District attorney Nathan Hochman has said Mr Reiner is facing two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance alleging multiple murders. He could be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if convicted.
Unconfirmed speculation about a possible motive has appeared on social media. In comments that have spurred condemnation from both sides of the political aisle, President Donald Trump linked Rob Reiner's death to what he calls "Trump derangement syndrome", a term he often uses to describe his critics.
However, no motive for the killings has yet been alleged by prosecutors.

What happened during his first court appearance?​

During a brief court hearing on 17 December, the defendant only said "yes, your honour" when asked by Judge Theresa McGonigle if he understood he had the right to a speedy trial.
His arms looked bare. His face looked blank.
He was wearing what appeared to be a suicide prevention vest sometimes used to restrain people in custody in LA.
Nick Reiner is being represented by celebrity defence lawyer Alan Jackson, who also represented disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in his Los Angeles rape case.
The next hearing will be 7 January.

What do we know about Nick Reiner's struggles?​

Rob Reiner, wearing black shirt, in profile holding a microphone next to Nick Reiner, in dark jacket and wearing dark rimmed glasses, also in profile
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Father and son had teamed up for a 2015 film about a teenager addicted to drugs
The family openly discussed Nick Reiner's long struggles with substance abuse ahead of the release of his semi-autobiographical 2015 film Being Charlie. The father and son had teamed up to write and direct the film about a teenager addicted to drugs and his difficult road to recovery.
Rob and Michele Reiner said that they had felt desperate during their son's struggles, but when he would tell them that a rehab programme was not working, they did not always listen and took the word of the professionals treating their son. He was in and out of rehab centres for years and experienced homelessness as a teenager.
"We were so influenced by these people. They would tell us he's a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. And we believed them," Michele told the Los Angeles Times, external in 2015.
Rob added: "We listened to them when we should have been listening to our son."
The film appeared to provide healing for the family. Rob said that by the time they started making the movie, their relationship "had gotten so much closer".
Likewise, Nick Reiner told Variety, external at the time that their relationship grew during the process. Although he loved working with his dad on the film, he added that he wanted to be independent and complete his own projects.

Who else is in the Reiner family?​

Rob Reiner, Michele Singer, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner at Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Los Angeles Premiere held at The Egyptian Theatre on September 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Rob Reiner, Michele Singer, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner at a premiere in September
Rob Reiner was previously married to late filmmaker Penny Marshall and adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner, now aged 61.
He met Michele Singer on the set of When Harry Met Sally. She was an actress, photographer and producer, and the founder of Reiner Light, a photography agency and production company.
A few years later they had their first son, Jake
In a 1998 interview with the BBC, before their daughter Romy was born, the director reflected on parenthood. He said his approach was changing, and through his experiences with his young sons, he was "learning about being a parent".
That same year, he helped pass an initiative to use revenue from cigarette taxes for prenatal and early childhood support programme called First Five California.
"I'm trying to improve the fabric of society by making an investment early on with children, so that we will have a reduction in crime and teen pregnancy and drug abuse and child abuse," he said.
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Watch: "I'm learning about being a parent" - Rob Reiner talks to the BBC's Tim Sebastian in 1998
 
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