First-degree murder charges in Reiner killings

Veteran filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on December 14, 2025.

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00:00Nick Reiner was accused of killing his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner, and photographer-producer Michelle Singer Reiner.

00:09Nick Reiner is being held without bail.

00:12Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were found dead in their Brentwood Los Angeles home

00:17with their throat slit on 14 December 2025 in what the Los Angeles Police Department is treating as a double homicide.

00:24Both were discovered with fatal lacerations to the throat.

00:27Authorities say the injuries are consistent with knife wounds.

00:30Their son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner, has now been formally charged by Los Angeles prosecutors.

00:36These charges will be two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders.

00:43According to law enforcement sources, the couple was discovered by one of their daughters, Romy Reiner, who then contacted police.

00:50Investigators say she indicated that a family member may have been involved,

00:53describing Nick Reiner as dangerous, though officials have not provided further details.

00:58Reports suggest the alleged violence may have followed an argument inside the home.

01:02However, police have not confirmed whether a domestic dispute led to the killings.

01:06In a 2015 podcast, Nick Reiner had spoken publicly about his struggles with addiction

01:10and how it affected his relationship with his parents,

01:14a detail now resurfacing as investigators piece together the family's recent history.

01:18Despite multiple theories and widespread speculation online, authorities stress that no motive has been officially established.