Nick Reiner Arrested in Parents’ Deaths as LAPD Advances Double-Homicide Investigation

Overview

• Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead Sunday at their Brentwood home after a 3:38 p.m. emergency call, with fire crews arriving first.
• LAPD confirms the arrest of their son, Nick Reiner, 32, who is in custody without bail on suspicion of homicide as investigators identify him as the primary suspect.
• Police are processing the residence, executing warrants, and interviewing relatives and witnesses while awaiting autopsy and toxicology results for official cause and manner of death.
• Multiple outlets report injuries consistent with stabbing, with some citing throat lacerations, but authorities have not released medical examiner findings.
• Leaders and peers have issued tributes highlighting Rob Reiner’s decades of work in film and television, including This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, and When Harry Met Sally.