Overview
- Elwes shared a lengthy Instagram post more than two weeks after the deaths, recalling their bond on The Princess Bride and quoting Reiner’s mantra that the joy is in the making of a film.
- He praised Michele Singer Reiner as a gifted photographer and highlighted the couple’s long-standing commitment to lifting up others and supporting causes they believed in.
- Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead on Dec. 14 in their Brentwood home; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the case a homicide caused by multiple sharp‑force injuries.
- Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, has been charged with two counts of first‑degree murder, is being held without bail, and is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 7, 2026; prosecutors say potential penalties include life without parole, with any death‑penalty decision pending.
- A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted an LAPD request to place a security hold on the cases, barring public release of the autopsy reports and other investigative materials during the ongoing investigation.