Overview
- Cary Elwes posted an Instagram tribute on Dec. 29 recalling his first meeting with Rob Reiner during The Princess Bride and writing that he could finally put his grief into words.
- Elwes praised Rob Reiner’s compassion, love of filmmaking, and sense of humor, and he honored the couple’s commitment to philanthropy and support for marginalized people.
- Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Reiner, 70, were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14, and county medical examiner records list multiple sharp force injuries as the cause of death.
- Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, with prosecutors alleging he used a knife and pursuing a multiple-murder special circumstance and a weapon-use allegation.
- Nick Reiner did not enter a plea at his first court appearance on Dec. 17, and his attorney says an arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 7.