Rob Reiner and Wife Found Dead in Los Angeles Home; Media Report Son Arrested as Probe Deepens

Overview

• Firefighters responding to a mid‑afternoon medical call in Brentwood found a 78‑year‑old man and a 68‑year‑old woman dead inside the residence later identified by a family spokesperson as Rob and Michele Reiner.
• The LAPD’s robbery–homicide division is leading the investigation, which remains active with evidence collection and family interviews, and officials have not released a cause of death.
• Multiple outlets, citing unnamed sources, report injuries consistent with knife wounds, including a TMZ account of severe neck injuries, which authorities have not formally confirmed.
• Media reports identify the couple’s son, Nick Reiner, as a suspect and say he was arrested Monday, booked on a felony and held on $4 million bail, though police have not confirmed a link between the arrest and the deaths.
• Public tributes poured in from figures including Barack Obama, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, as the family asked for privacy.