{"id":193929,"date":"2025-12-17T12:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/nick-reiner-to-be-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-parents-officials-say-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:45:38","slug":"nick-reiner-to-be-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-parents-officials-say-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/nick-reiner-to-be-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-parents-officials-say-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner to be charged with murder in death of parents, officials say – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nick Reiner, the younger son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, was charged Tuesday with killing his parents.
In addition to two counts of murder with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, Reiner, 32, also faces a special circumstance allegation of using a deadly weapon, according to court documents. <\/strong>
Nick Reiner, who is accused of fatally stabbing his parents, faces a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if convicted, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
“Rob Reiner was a brilliant actor and director, an iconic force in our entertainment industry for decades,” Hochman said. He called Michele Singer Reiner “an equally iconic photographer and producer.”
“Their loss is beyond tragic, and we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice,” he said.
Nick Reiner’s attorney, Alan Jackson, said his client was not medically cleared to appear in court Tuesday. Jackson would not specify what medical issue prevented Reiner from being cleared, saying only that it was “procedural.”
Court records indicate Nick Reiner is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning, though the district attorney’s office said Tuesday that the arraignment will be at an unspecified later date.
Nick Reiner was arrested Monday in Exposition Park near the University of Southern California and taken into custody without incident, Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters.
He is being held without bail.
Rob Reiner, 78, a legendary actor and filmmaker, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles-area home Sunday. Their bodies were found with stab wounds, a source close to the family told NBC News.
The bodies were found in the master bedroom of their Brentwood home, Assistant Police Chief Dominic Choi said at the police department\u2019s weekly commission meeting Tuesday.
Nick Reiner has a history of battling addiction, which reportedly began when he was a teenager. In a 2016 interview with People magazine, he said he was in and out of <\/a>rehab for addiction treatment that started when he was 15. He also told the magazine he spent weeks sleeping on the streets.
\u201cNow, I\u2019ve been home for a really long time, and I\u2019ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family,\u201d he told People<\/a> at the time.
His struggles with addiction to heroin and other hard drugs inspired the 2016 movie “Being Charlie,” which he co-wrote and his father directed. The movie focuses on a young man who struggles to follow the advice of recovery professionals.
“The program works for some people, but it can\u2019t work for everybody,” Rob Reiner told the Los Angeles Times<\/a> in 2015. “When Nick would tell us that it wasn\u2019t working for him, we wouldn\u2019t listen. We were desperate and because the people had diplomas on their wall, we listened to them when we should have been listening to our son.”
On Saturday, Nick Reiner and his parents attended a holiday party hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, where he was seen being disruptive, according to two people familiar with the situation<\/a>.
His parents were upset and embarrassed about their son\u2019s behavior at the party and expressed worries about his health, according to another person.
He is alleged to have interrupted a conversation involving comedian Bill Hader. When Hader told him that the conversation was private, the source said, Nick Reiner appeared to pause and stare before “storming off.” Hader did not reply to a request for comment.
News of Rob Reiner\u2019s death has rocked Hollywood<\/a>.
He became a household name for his role as Michael \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic in the landmark sitcom \u201cAll in the Family\u201d in the 1970s. He later directed some of the most iconic films in modern history, including \u201cThe Princess Bride,\u201d \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally…” and \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d
His death has also prompted an outpouring of grief from some of the country’s most prominent Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former President Barack Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the former House speaker. The Reiners were longtime donors to the Democratic Party.
Former first lady Michelle Obama said in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday that she was supposed to see Rob and Michele Reiner on Sunday night.
“In a time when there’s not a lot of courage going on, they were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about,” she said. “And they cared about their family, they cared about this country, they cared about fairness and equity.”
Friends of the Reiners, including Billy Crystal, Larry David, Albert Brooks and Martin Short, said Tuesday in a statement to The Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cWe were their friends, and we will miss them forever.\u201d
Beyond Reiner\u2019s storied movie career, \u201cRob was also a passionate, brave citizen, who not only cared for this country he loved, he did everything he could to make it better and with his loving wife Michele, he had the perfect partner,\u201d they said.
\u201cThere is a line from one of Rob\u2019s favorite films, \u2018It\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u2019 \u2018Each man\u2019s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn\u2019t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn\u2019t he?\u2019 You have no idea,\u201d they said in the statement.
Matt Lavietes is a reporter for NBC News.
Tim Stelloh is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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