Overview
- First responders found Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, dead Sunday afternoon at their Brentwood residence after a medical-aid call, and the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating an apparent homicide.
- Law enforcement and multiple outlets reported wounds consistent with a knife attack, though the coroner has not yet issued an official cause of death.
- Police took 32-year-old Nick Reiner into custody Sunday night and said before dawn Monday that he was charged with murder, with investigators continuing interviews and forensic work.
- Multiple reports say daughter Romy discovered the bodies, and detectives found no signs of forced entry as they process the scene and prepare the case for the district attorney.
- A family spokesperson confirmed the deaths and requested privacy as tributes from Hollywood and political figures poured in, while President Trump’s online remarks drew bipartisan criticism.