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Wicked Blue

(8,438 posts)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:27 PM Dec 14

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 Dec 14 OP
Oh no dem4decades Dec 14 #1
Interesting. And sad Srkdqltr Dec 14 #2
Homicide Division detectives bucolic_frolic Dec 14 #3
I did some looking up Wicked Blue Dec 14 #4
Oh no! PatSeg Dec 14 #5
Oh no. mzmolly Dec 14 #6
Its hard to imagine how they would have known the ages without an identification. milestogo Dec 14 #9
That's probably true PatSeg Dec 14 #12
That bit of "coincidence" does not bode well... slightlv Dec 14 #20
I guess it could be routine when there is a fire. Bluetus Dec 14 #7
No one is reporting that there was a fire sarisataka Dec 14 #11
I don't think there was a fire Wicked Blue Dec 14 #14
LAPD conducting murder investigation rollin74 Dec 14 #8
What the fuck is this world coming to???? MizLibby Dec 14 #10
Rob Reiner is liberal, Jewish, and outspoken. milestogo Dec 14 #15
And he was about to conclude his investigation and documentary on JFK Polybius Dec 14 #26
Damn! oldtime dfl_er Dec 14 #13
Oh no Figarosmom Dec 14 #16
Spinal Tap 2 was streamed this week Roy Rolling Dec 14 #17
What kind of work... 2naSalit Dec 14 #19
Noooo mahina Dec 14 #18
UPDATE Wicked Blue Dec 14 #21
.. MustLoveBeagles Dec 15 #61
Men's Journal reports Reiner and his wife are dead, with stab wounds: Liberty Belle Dec 14 #22
Oh no... Silver Gaia Dec 14 #23
People: Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son: Sources (Exclusive Sources) herding cats Dec 14 #24
OMG. How horrible. Silver Gaia Dec 14 #25
Same. herding cats Dec 14 #33
Their son Nick has struggled with drug abuse radical noodle Dec 14 #31
Yeah, I hope not also. herding cats Dec 14 #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 Dec 15 #47
I'm so sorry... radical noodle Dec 15 #58
Wonder if because of this time of year. Plus like the Australia murders. chouchou Dec 14 #27
I'm so sorry to hear this, my wife and I have met with Buddyzbuddy Dec 14 #28
Impossibly horrible MFM008 Dec 14 #29
So sad walkingman Dec 14 #30
😭 seta1950 Dec 14 #34
So Tragic DET Dec 14 #35
This is horrifying. So very sad. 😢 1WorldHope Dec 14 #36
Tragic. So sad. mountain grammy Dec 14 #37
LAPD just said no one has been detained or arrested. Boomerproud Dec 15 #38
How tragic. iemanja Dec 15 #39
I'm physically ill to hear this terrible awful news and Billsdaughter Dec 15 #40
OMG SunSeeker Dec 15 #48
Jesus Christ LudwigPastorius Dec 15 #41
Jeezus. Joinfortmill Dec 15 #42
shock Lulu KC Dec 15 #43
Some of my favorite movies.... Bayard Dec 15 #44
Allegedly. Last I checked, a celebrity magazine does not count as niyad Dec 15 #45
What a sad day. NT I have nothing to add scipan Dec 15 #46
Exactly how in the fuck does People magazine know it was their son who murdered them? ZZenith Dec 15 #49
This is excellent journalism Trumpdumper Dec 15 #52
Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? niyad Dec 15 #54
Bullshit. ZZenith Dec 15 #56
setting aside this incident Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 15 #60
Dammit BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #50
Firefighters reportedly found Rob, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, inside the home suffering from stab wounds. riversedge Dec 15 #51
Some article about the deceased over the past couple weeks bucolic_frolic Dec 15 #53
I saw him speak at Tornillo TX at migrant camp during Trump I duhneece Dec 15 #55
So sad. I really feel awful for the other two siblings. BlueKota Dec 15 #57
Rob had also adopted Penny's daughter radical noodle Dec 15 #59
They all have to be devastated. BlueKota Dec 15 #64
Allegedly. How about we wait for the trial verdict? n/t malthaussen Dec 15 #62
I see little harm in speculative discussion Torchlight Dec 15 #63
I agree. But I mislike it being phrased as a declaration. malthaussen Dec 15 #66
Trump's parents feared him Beck23 Dec 15 #65

Wicked Blue

(8,438 posts)
4. I did some looking up
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:38 PM
Dec 14

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

(22,540 posts)
9. Its hard to imagine how they would have known the ages without an identification.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:55 PM
Dec 14

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

slightlv

(7,437 posts)
20. That bit of "coincidence" does not bode well...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:32 PM
Dec 14

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

Bluetus

(2,279 posts)
7. I guess it could be routine when there is a fire.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:53 PM
Dec 14

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

Wicked Blue

(8,438 posts)
14. I don't think there was a fire
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:12 PM
Dec 14

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

rollin74

(2,272 posts)
8. LAPD conducting murder investigation
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:53 PM
Dec 14

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

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

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

milestogo

(22,540 posts)
15. Rob Reiner is liberal, Jewish, and outspoken.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:14 PM
Dec 14

So he could have been a target for some hater.

Polybius

(21,504 posts)
26. And he was about to conclude his investigation and documentary on JFK
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:03 PM
Dec 14

Such horrible news.

Roy Rolling

(7,416 posts)
17. Spinal Tap 2 was streamed this week
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:20 PM
Dec 14

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

2naSalit

(99,961 posts)
19. What kind of work...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:28 PM
Dec 14

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

(8,438 posts)
21. UPDATE
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:36 PM
Dec 14

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

(9,701 posts)
22. Men's Journal reports Reiner and his wife are dead, with stab wounds:
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:39 PM
Dec 14
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

(5,246 posts)
23. Oh no...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:59 PM
Dec 14

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

(19,974 posts)
24. People: Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son: Sources (Exclusive Sources)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:59 PM
Dec 14
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

(19,974 posts)
33. Same.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:28 PM
Dec 14

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

(10,480 posts)
31. Their son Nick has struggled with drug abuse
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:18 PM
Dec 14

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

What a tragedy.

herding cats

(19,974 posts)
32. Yeah, I hope not also.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:26 PM
Dec 14

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

SunSeeker

(57,499 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
Dec 15

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.

radical noodle

(10,480 posts)
58. I'm so sorry...
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 10:07 AM
Dec 15

Apparently the family did all they knew how to do to help Nick, but sometimes no matter what you do it isn't right or enough. Take care of your brother as best you can but take care of yourself too.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,100 posts)
28. I'm so sorry to hear this, my wife and I have met with
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:09 PM
Dec 14

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

(2,366 posts)
35. So Tragic
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:34 PM
Dec 14

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

(9,147 posts)
38. LAPD just said no one has been detained or arrested.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:06 AM
Dec 15

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

Billsdaughter

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

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

niyad

(129,494 posts)
45. Allegedly. Last I checked, a celebrity magazine does not count as
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 01:00 AM
Dec 15

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

ZZenith

(4,451 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
Dec 15

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

Who owns People magazine?!

Trumpdumper

(213 posts)
52. This is excellent journalism
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 06:20 AM
Dec 15

I couldn’t disagree with you more. People spoke to sources it believes to be highly reliable and made that clear in its reporting. This is journalism at its finest.

BumRushDaShow

(165,619 posts)
50. Dammit
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 03:42 AM
Dec 15

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

(79,332 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
Dec 15

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/

bucolic_frolic

(53,989 posts)
53. Some article about the deceased over the past couple weeks
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 07:28 AM
Dec 15

made me question if he was in danger. Can't put my finger on the article, but it did cross my mind, "him too?"

duhneece

(4,475 posts)
55. I saw him speak at Tornillo TX at migrant camp during Trump I
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 08:59 AM
Dec 15

He was a good man, a good person.
He and Dolores Huerta came to the camp to speak.
Can anything be sadder than being killed by one’s child? (If that’s what happened).

BlueKota

(5,041 posts)
57. So sad. I really feel awful for the other two siblings.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 09:54 AM
Dec 15

Especially the daughter that found them. Not only do they have to grieve the loss of their parents, but also having to cope with the fact that their brother is the one who killed them, has to be unbearable. 😥

radical noodle

(10,480 posts)
59. Rob had also adopted Penny's daughter
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 10:11 AM
Dec 15

so there's another child/step-child that's grieving today.

Torchlight

(6,303 posts)
63. I see little harm in speculative discussion
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 03:11 PM
Dec 15

as it lack the weight of judicial consequence, and is little more than an inconsequential exchange of various, informal opinions.

malthaussen

(18,398 posts)
66. I agree. But I mislike it being phrased as a declaration.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 09:25 PM
Dec 15

"x probably did it, and here's why" is different from "x did it."

-- Mal

Beck23

(409 posts)
65. Trump's parents feared him
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:54 PM
Dec 15

Ore thing to note about Mary Trump's book about the Trump family is that Trump"s parents sent him to military school (.i. e. reform school) because he was collecting knives and they were afraid of him.

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