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Wicked Blue

(8,403 posts)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:27 PM 7 hrs ago

Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son (Exclusive Sources)

Last edited Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:18 PM - Edit history (3)

Source: PEOPLE

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.

On Sunday, Dec. 14, at about 3:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was called to a home to provide medical aid, the LAFD told PEOPLE. Upon arrival, they found a man, 78, and a woman, 68, dead. Sources confirm the victims were Rob and Michele.

Rob is a director, producer and actor whose career includes some of Hollywood’s most beloved films — from his 1984 directorial debut, This Is Spinal Tap, to Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).

He first became famous for his role as Mike on the Norman Lear TV sitcom All in the Family.

Read more: https://people.com/rob-reiner-wife-michele-were-killed-by-son-sources-11868856



UPDATES

PEOPLE:

"Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.

On Sunday, Dec. 14, at about 3:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was called to a home to provide medical aid, the LAFD told PEOPLE. Upon arrival, they found a man, 78, and a woman, 68, dead. Sources confirm the victims were Rob and Michele.

Rob is a director, producer and actor whose career includes some of Hollywood's most beloved films -- from his 1984 directorial debut, This Is Spinal Tap, to Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).

He first became famous for his role as Mike on the Norman Lear TV sitcom All in the Family."

https://people.com/rob-reiner-wife-michele-were-killed-by-son-sources-11868856

TMZ:

Rob Reiner -- the legendary director -- and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have died ... TMZ has learned.

As we told you ... two dead bodies were found in Rob and Michele's Brentwood home Sunday afternoon -- and law enforcement sources tell us it is the Reiners.

Our sources say the two suffered lacerations consistent with a knife. The LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is still investigating."

https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/14/rob-reiner-wife-michele-found-dead-los-angeles-home/

ABC:

"Senior law enforcement sources told ABC News that the victims were stabbed to death."

https://abc7ny.com/post/2-found-dead-brentwood-home-owned-director-rob-reiner-lapd-launches-murder-investigation/18287399/
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Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son (Exclusive Sources) (Original Post) Wicked Blue 7 hrs ago OP
Oh no dem4decades 7 hrs ago #1
Interesting. And sad Srkdqltr 7 hrs ago #2
Homicide Division detectives bucolic_frolic 7 hrs ago #3
I did some looking up Wicked Blue 7 hrs ago #4
Oh no! PatSeg 7 hrs ago #5
Oh no. mzmolly 7 hrs ago #6
Its hard to imagine how they would have known the ages without an identification. milestogo 7 hrs ago #9
That's probably true PatSeg 6 hrs ago #12
That bit of "coincidence" does not bode well... slightlv 6 hrs ago #20
I guess it could be routine when there is a fire. Bluetus 7 hrs ago #7
No one is reporting that there was a fire sarisataka 6 hrs ago #11
I don't think there was a fire Wicked Blue 6 hrs ago #14
LAPD conducting murder investigation rollin74 7 hrs ago #8
What the fuck is this world coming to???? MizLibby 6 hrs ago #10
Rob Reiner is liberal, Jewish, and outspoken. milestogo 6 hrs ago #15
And he was about to conclude his investigation and documentary on JFK Polybius 5 hrs ago #26
Damn! oldtime dfl_er 6 hrs ago #13
Oh no Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #16
Spinal Tap 2 was streamed this week Roy Rolling 6 hrs ago #17
What kind of work... 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #19
Noooo mahina 6 hrs ago #18
UPDATE Wicked Blue 6 hrs ago #21
Men's Journal reports Reiner and his wife are dead, with stab wounds: Liberty Belle 6 hrs ago #22
Oh no... Silver Gaia 5 hrs ago #23
People: Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son: Sources (Exclusive Sources) herding cats 5 hrs ago #24
OMG. How horrible. Silver Gaia 5 hrs ago #25
Same. herding cats 5 hrs ago #33
Their son Nick has struggled with drug abuse radical noodle 5 hrs ago #31
Yeah, I hope not also. herding cats 5 hrs ago #32
I have a brother like that. I am constantly helping him. But I also fear he might act out on me one day. SunSeeker 2 hrs ago #47
Wonder if because of this time of year. Plus like the Australia murders. chouchou 5 hrs ago #27
I'm so sorry to hear this, my wife and I have met with Buddyzbuddy 5 hrs ago #28
Impossibly horrible MFM008 5 hrs ago #29
So sad walkingman 5 hrs ago #30
😭 seta1950 5 hrs ago #34
So Tragic DET 5 hrs ago #35
This is horrifying. So very sad. 😢 1WorldHope 5 hrs ago #36
Tragic. So sad. mountain grammy 5 hrs ago #37
LAPD just said no one has been detained or arrested. Boomerproud 4 hrs ago #38
How tragic. iemanja 4 hrs ago #39
I'm physically ill to hear this terrible awful news and Billsdaughter 4 hrs ago #40
OMG SunSeeker 2 hrs ago #48
Jesus Christ LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #41
Jeezus. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #42
shock Lulu KC 4 hrs ago #43
Some of my favorite movies.... Bayard 4 hrs ago #44
Allegedly. Last I checked, a celebrity magazine does not count as niyad 3 hrs ago #45
What a sad day. NT I have nothing to add scipan 3 hrs ago #46
Exactly how in the fuck does People magazine know it was their son who murdered them? ZZenith 1 hr ago #49
Dammit BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #50
Firefighters reportedly found Rob, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, inside the home suffering from stab wounds. riversedge 4 min ago #51

Wicked Blue

(8,403 posts)
4. I did some looking up
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:38 PM
7 hrs ago

Rob Reiner's age is 78 and his wife Michele Singer's is 68. Same ages as the deceased man and woman found in the home.

milestogo

(22,391 posts)
9. Its hard to imagine how they would have known the ages without an identification.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:55 PM
7 hrs ago

I think they know who it is but are notifying next of kin.

slightlv

(7,267 posts)
20. That bit of "coincidence" does not bode well...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:32 PM
6 hrs ago

I don't know what happened, but I hope they're okay. I really like Rob Reiner; liked his father Carl, too.

Bluetus

(2,114 posts)
7. I guess it could be routine when there is a fire.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:53 PM
7 hrs ago

But there have been plenty of cases where a fire was set to cover up another crime.

Wicked Blue

(8,403 posts)
14. I don't think there was a fire
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:12 PM
6 hrs ago

Fire departments sometimes are combined with paramedics/ambulances and get sent out together.

rollin74

(2,254 posts)
8. LAPD conducting murder investigation
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:53 PM
7 hrs ago

according to ABC 7 Los Angeles
https://abc7.com/

Two people were found dead at the home of director Rob Reiner, prompting the Los Angeles Police Department to launch a murder investigation.

MizLibby

(388 posts)
10. What the fuck is this world coming to????
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:01 PM
6 hrs ago

I pray it's not a hate crime or ANY kind of crime but geez!! This is sick .

milestogo

(22,391 posts)
15. Rob Reiner is liberal, Jewish, and outspoken.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:14 PM
6 hrs ago

So he could have been a target for some hater.

Polybius

(21,327 posts)
26. And he was about to conclude his investigation and documentary on JFK
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:03 PM
5 hrs ago

Such horrible news.

Roy Rolling

(7,381 posts)
17. Spinal Tap 2 was streamed this week
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:20 PM
6 hrs ago

Sad if Rob was involved in the story. I’ve worked two movies with him and I’m thoroughly sick of recent events.

2naSalit

(99,502 posts)
19. What kind of work...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:28 PM
6 hrs ago

Do you do?

I have a friend who is a retired worker from movie-land, we just talked about this, he's not aware of anything at the moment. He seems to have a lot of inside info at times.

Wicked Blue

(8,403 posts)
21. UPDATE
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:36 PM
6 hrs ago

TMZ is confirming that Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have died.


"As we told you ... two dead bodies were found in Rob and Michele's Brentwood home Sunday afternoon -- and law enforcement sources tell us it is the Reiners.

Our sources say the two suffered lacerations consistent with a knife. The LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is still investigating."

https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/14/rob-reiner-wife-michele-found-dead-los-angeles-home/



Liberty Belle

(9,699 posts)
22. Men's Journal reports Reiner and his wife are dead, with stab wounds:
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:39 PM
6 hrs ago
https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/rob-reiner-wife-michele-singer-reiner-michelle-is-a-photographer-and-actress

Tragic. Sounds like they were murdered by someone else, not a murder-suicide given that knives were involved, not guns.

Silver Gaia

(5,219 posts)
23. Oh no...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:59 PM
5 hrs ago

I pray they find who did this. Quickly. I hope it was not politically motivated, but I would not be surprised in the least. I am already sad, and now I am even more sad. How horrible.

herding cats

(19,967 posts)
24. People: Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son: Sources (Exclusive Sources)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:59 PM
5 hrs ago
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.

On Sunday, Dec. 14, at about 3:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was called to a home to provide medical aid, the LAFD told PEOPLE. Upon arrival, they found a man, 78, and a woman, 68, dead. Sources confirm the victims were Rob and Michele


https://people.com/rob-reiner-wife-michele-were-killed-by-son-sources-11868856

Of this is the true cause of their death it just makes it all the more tragic for their family and loved ones.

herding cats

(19,967 posts)
33. Same.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:28 PM
5 hrs ago

Which doesn't mean I doubt it out of hand. But, I so desperately hope it's not correct for their family's sake.

radical noodle

(10,456 posts)
31. Their son Nick has struggled with drug abuse
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:18 PM
5 hrs ago

but I really hope they were not murdered by their own son.

What a tragedy.

herding cats

(19,967 posts)
32. Yeah, I hope not also.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:26 PM
5 hrs ago

This is so very tragic as it is without that added layer of heartbreak.

SunSeeker

(57,409 posts)
47. I have a brother like that. I am constantly helping him. But I also fear he might act out on me one day.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 02:49 AM
2 hrs ago

It makes me not want to be around him, but I am all he's got. Today, I brought him $200 worth of groceries. I feared what kind of brother I would see when he opened the door. Fortunately it was the one I remembered as a kid...kind, thankful, and wrecked with anxiety. But alcohol or drugs can turn that anxiety very quickly into something very dark.

If it can happen to the Reiners, it can happen to anyone. They were such good people.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,016 posts)
28. I'm so sorry to hear this, my wife and I have met with
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:09 PM
5 hrs ago

both of them on numerous occasions and we know them both to have been very kind, intelligent, actively progressive and genuinely good people. True lights in this world. They financed the reversal of prop 8 in California and supported marriage equality amongst other righteous liberal struggles.

I really, really hope this was random and not politically connected.

The Reiners will be deeply missed.

DET

(2,339 posts)
35. So Tragic
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:34 PM
5 hrs ago

Apparently the son in question is a long time drug addict who often lived on the streets. I would bet that he had some kind of serious mental illness as well. Pure speculation, but his parents probably went through hell trying to help their son. I can’t imagine anything more awful than being assaulted by your own child.

Boomerproud

(9,095 posts)
38. LAPD just said no one has been detained or arrested.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:06 AM
4 hrs ago

They aren't really releasing any info until a warrent is issued.

Billsdaughter

(116 posts)
40. I'm physically ill to hear this terrible awful news and
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:23 AM
4 hrs ago

heartbroken. It's reported their 32 year old daughter found her parents.

niyad

(129,189 posts)
45. Allegedly. Last I checked, a celebrity magazine does not count as
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 01:00 AM
3 hrs ago

a court of law, no matter how many sources "confirmed" to it.

ZZenith

(4,445 posts)
49. Exactly how in the fuck does People magazine know it was their son who murdered them?
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 03:13 AM
1 hr ago

I don’t care how likely the scenario, this is unconscionably bad journalism.

Who owns People magazine?!

BumRushDaShow

(164,732 posts)
50. Dammit
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 03:42 AM
1 hr ago

not something I wanted to wake up to this morning.

What a huge loss. Have seen most of his films and he had a rare gift and skill presenting complex storylines, that will be difficult to replace.

Condolences to his family.

riversedge

(79,068 posts)
51. Firefighters reportedly found Rob, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, inside the home suffering from stab wounds.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:52 AM
4 min ago

Such a horrible way to have one's life end.

Firefighters reportedly found Rob, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, inside the home suffering from stab wounds.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-woman-found-dead-inside-director-rob-reiners-brentwood-home-tmz-reporting/

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