Particle.news
Download on the App Store

2025 Obituaries: Cultural Giants Remembered as Reiner Homicides Enter Legal Phase

With causes confirmed by officials, the year closes with murder charges against Nick Reiner in the deaths of his parents.

Overview

  • Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged Nick Reiner with two counts of murder in the killings of Rob and Michele Reiner, with a special allegation that a knife was used, following medical examiner findings of multiple sharp force injuries.
  • Year-end remembrances span film, music, fashion and public life, noting the deaths of figures including David Lynch, Brian Wilson, Ozzy Osbourne, Giorgio Armani and Jane Goodall.
  • Liverpool confirmed that Diogo Jota’s number 20 shirt will be retired at all levels after the forward and his brother Andre Silva died in a car fire following a suspected tyre blowout.
  • New York City’s medical examiner said Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, died from complications of diabetes, as families and institutions released official statements across many cases.
  • Roundups highlight formal tributes and institutional responses, from club announcements and state funerals to memorials and public statements by collaborators and peers.