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ShazzieB

(22,526 posts)
74. You're probably thinking of Gene Hackman and his wife.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 05:55 PM
Dec 2025

That was back in February, as several people have noted.

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Neighbors dweller Dec 2025 #1
I'm thinking of that other elderly celebrity couple who both died at home... name escapes me... BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #3
Gene Hackman and his wife NewHendoLib Dec 2025 #5
thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #26
They weren't murdered, thankfully... radical noodle Dec 2025 #63
Gene Hackman and his wife? Drum Dec 2025 #6
yes. thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #13
I believe you are thinking of Gene Hackman and his wife Raven123 Dec 2025 #7
yes. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #14
Gene Hackman dweller Dec 2025 #8
That was Gene Hackman... 2naSalit Dec 2025 #9
gene hackman? rampartd Dec 2025 #10
...and his wife C Moon Dec 2025 #69
Sadly, nothing would surprise me these days... RockRaven Dec 2025 #2
so much chaos lately BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #16
Yikes! 2naSalit Dec 2025 #4
deceased are aged 78 and 68 rollin74 Dec 2025 #11
78 and 68 are suspiciously specific ages for "approximations." rsdsharp Dec 2025 #31
Article from NBC. yellow dahlia Dec 2025 #12
Oh no. milestogo Dec 2025 #15
Not good. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2025 #17
Shit newdeal2 Dec 2025 #18
Yeah, the ages were very specific PatSeg Dec 2025 #54
Wikipedia lists Rob Reiner as deceased as of today DBoon Dec 2025 #19
That's not a news source . But, I think we will find out something soon. mucifer Dec 2025 #21
FWIW, Rob Reiner has been reported deceased, like, a Brazilian times. Brother Buzz Dec 2025 #22
CNN is reporting now BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #30
Yes, the investigation is being covered by everyone Brother Buzz Dec 2025 #41
it just got changed back to indicate that he is still alive rollin74 Dec 2025 #23
That was edited out dweller Dec 2025 #27
They changed it. Kingofalldems Dec 2025 #33
oh no Maru Kitteh Dec 2025 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Tribetime Dec 2025 #24
This is new news. Morbius Dec 2025 #28
Rob Reiner is a strong progressive, not just a director BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #35
That worries me, i hope I'm wrong. dem4decades Dec 2025 #37
today BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #29
But it seems that there was no fire. milestogo Dec 2025 #34
LA Fire Dept also has paramedic/ambulance services rollin74 Dec 2025 #38
Understood. milestogo Dec 2025 #39
You're probably thinking of Gene Hackman and his wife. ShazzieB Dec 2025 #74
Please no! MustLoveBeagles Dec 2025 #25
Good God what a weekend. RandySF Dec 2025 #32
yes, what a weekend. Reiner had a movie come out this year... an update on 'this is spinal tap' BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #47
CNN is reporting on it But no additional information mucifer Dec 2025 #36
Isn't he Jewish? RandySF Dec 2025 #40
Yes, and it's the first night of Chanukah. mucifer Dec 2025 #43
They are reporting LA robbery-homicide is there too nt Bookreadingliberal53 Dec 2025 #42
They would be as the deaths are suspicious dflprincess Dec 2025 #45
From the linked article: Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #56
At the time I posted, they still hadn't confirmed the manner of death dflprincess Dec 2025 #60
Long before the cause of death was revealed Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #62
TY.. How Sad and Curious... I take Cha Dec 2025 #44
it's a mansion. Caretakers could have been in the home but Rob Reiner would speak up and say "I'm ok" BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #46
I just searched it... I thought Investigators Cha Dec 2025 #48
That (that they were not there) is not a given, at this point - Ms. Toad Dec 2025 #51
TY.. I just realized that when I searched how Cha Dec 2025 #52
TMZ is reporting it is them newdeal2 Dec 2025 #49
CNN and the local LA ABC affiliate is saying the LAPD hasn't confirmed who the victims are dflprincess Dec 2025 #59
UPdate: TMZ... Reiner and wife were found stabbed to death BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #50
OMG!!! Grim Chieftain Dec 2025 #53
How awful. BlueKota Dec 2025 #55
The Hollywood Reporter is also reporting that Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #57
Whatever motive, this is really sad. Liked Meathead from moment I saw that character. Silent Type Dec 2025 #58
He was a major force in the film industry. calimary Dec 2025 #73
people mag... the son BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #61
My gawd. LittleGirl Dec 2025 #64
Nick Reiner, Rob's son, is being identified as the killer. mn9driver Dec 2025 #65
LAPD is not saying that dflprincess Dec 2025 #68
That's just horrible Catherine Vincent Dec 2025 #66
He was an excellent director Melon Dec 2025 #67
People magazine is the only source that I can find claiming it was his son. C Moon Dec 2025 #70
agreed. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #71
People article although now some international Melon Dec 2025 #72
MAGA types try tying every crime to Trans or Muslim. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #75
Fwiw, bear in mind Marshall McLuhan's prediction re- the "Global Village": snot Dec 2025 #76
Internet plus smart phone does encourage doom scrolling BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #77
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