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Death Certificates Show Rob and Michele Reiner Died Minutes Apart From Multiple Knife Wounds

Their son, Nick Reiner, remains jailed without bail on dual first-degree murder charges with special-circumstance allegations pending arraignment on January 7.

Overview

  • Official documents list the cause of death for both as multiple sharp-force injuries and classify the killings as homicide committed with a knife by another person.
  • The records note Rob Reiner was found at 3:45 p.m. and Michele Reiner at 3:46 p.m., with the interval between the attack and death recorded as minutes.
  • Their daughter Romy discovered the bodies after a massage therapist could not reach the couple, and a 911 call was logged at about 3:38 p.m.
  • Nick Reiner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special-circumstance and weapon allegations, did not enter a plea at a Dec. 17 hearing, and is due back in court on Jan. 7.
  • LAPD records reported by the Daily Mail describe multiple prior calls to the Brentwood home for welfare or mental-health checks and a family-violence battery investigation, and separate reporting details Nick’s long addiction history and that he had been prescribed schizophrenia medication.