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Death Certificates Confirm Rob and Michele Reiner Were Killed by Multiple Knife Wounds

Newly released records provide the most detailed account yet of how and when the couple died.

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Rob Reiner flanks Martin Scorsese posing with his trophy For Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film "The Wolf Of Wall Street" in the press room at the 66th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California. AFP PHOTO FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Los Angeles County documents list “multiple sharp force injuries” with a knife as the cause of death for both, classified as homicide.
  • The records note Rob Reiner was found at 3:45 p.m. and Michele Singer Reiner at 3:46 p.m., with the fatal interval recorded as only minutes.
  • The couple were cremated on December 19, and their ashes were transferred to their eldest son, Jake Reiner, who is listed as the informant.
  • Nick Reiner remains jailed without bail on two first-degree murder counts with special-circumstance allegations, with arraignment set for January 7 and potential penalties including life without parole or the death penalty.
  • LAPD call logs show multiple prior responses to the Brentwood home over the past decade, as the family plans a memorial and prominent tributes continue, including a New York Times essay by Martin Scorsese.