{"id":637151,"date":"2025-12-17T01:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/637151\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T01:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:40:32","slug":"nick-reiner-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-parents-rob-and-michele-stabbing-deaths-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/637151\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner charged with first-degree murder in parents\u2019 Rob and Michele stabbing deaths: Live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump calls Rob Reiner \u2018a deranged person&#8217; as he doubles-down on criticism of murdered movie director<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Evening Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Evening Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nick Reiner will be charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/nick-reiner-charged-first-degree-murder-rob-death-b2885853.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two counts of first-degree murder<\/a> in the killings of his parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/rob-reiner-death-tributes-wife-b2884469.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood director Rob Reiner<\/a>, and his producer-photographer wife, Michele Singer Reiner.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner, 32, was arrested Sunday after an investigation by the LAPD and US Marshals, hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/rob-reiner-death-obituary-when-harry-met-sally-b2884731.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the bodies of his parents were found<\/a> at their Brentwood estate. <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges Tuesday afternoon, and noted that they carried a maximum sentence of life in prison or the death penalty. No decision has been made on the death penalty, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Now that prosecutors have decided to file charges, Reiner is expected to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce he is medically cleared, he will be brought to court to be arraigned on these charges. At that point, he will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty,\u201d Hochman said.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old reportedly attended a holiday party with his parents on Saturday night, hours before their bodies were found. Sources told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/carl-reiner-nick-conan-obrien-party-deaths-rcna249396\">NBC News<\/a> that some partygoers found his behavior concerning. Reiner behaved oddly after interrupting a conversation that involved comedian Bill Hader, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Reiner death: Key points<a href=\"#post-2310154\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>Maria Shriver thanks Fox News panel for criticizing Trump&#8217;s attack on Rob Reiner following his murder<\/p>\n<p>Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California and current NBC News special anchor, thanked a Fox News panel for criticizing President Donald Trump&#8217;s attack on director Rob Reiner following his brutal murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is good. Thank you all for speaking up,\u201d Shriver, wrote on X Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Shriver has said that Rob and his wife Michele, who was also allegedly stabbed to death over the weekend by their son Nick, were \u201camong my closest friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump had said Reiner, a liberal, suffered from \u201cTrump Derangement Syndrome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Dobkin17 December 2025 01:30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310150\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>Watch: Republicans slam Trump&#8217;s attack against Rob Reiner following his murder<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump wrote a bizarre post on social media following the murder of Rob Reiner, a Hollywood liberal, and his wife Michele.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115724141568860081\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p>The Reiners were allegedly stabbed to death over the weekend by their son Nick. Authorities have yet to reveal an official motive for the killings. <\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers called Trump\u2019s comments \u201cclassless\u201d and \u201cvery disappointing\u201d when speaking with CNN\u2019s Manu Raju.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Dobkin17 December 2025 01:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310146\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>Full list of movies directed by Rob Reiner<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood icon Rob Reiner was known for directing some of the most famous movies of the past 40 years. Over the weekend, Reiner and his producer-photographer wife, Michele, were allegedly stabbed to death by their son Nick. <\/p>\n<p>Here is the full list of films and TV movies Reiner has directed in chronological order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sonny Boy (1974)<\/li>\n<li>Likely Stories, Vol. 1 (1981)<\/li>\n<li>This Is Spinal Tap (1984)<\/li>\n<li>The Sure Thing (1985)<\/li>\n<li>Stand by Me (1986)<\/li>\n<li>The Princess Bride (1987)<\/li>\n<li>When Harry Met Sally (1989)<\/li>\n<li>Misery (1990)<\/li>\n<li>A Few Good Men (1992)<\/li>\n<li>North (1994)<\/li>\n<li>The American President (1995)<\/li>\n<li>Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)<\/li>\n<li>I Am Your Child (1997)<\/li>\n<li>The Story of Us (1999)<\/li>\n<li>Alex &amp; Emma (2003)<\/li>\n<li>Everyday Life (2004)<\/li>\n<li>Rumor Has It (2005)<\/li>\n<li>The Bucket List (2007)<\/li>\n<li>Flipped (2010)<\/li>\n<li>8 (2012)<\/li>\n<li>The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)<\/li>\n<li>And So It Goes (2014)<\/li>\n<li>Being Charlie (2015)<\/li>\n<li>LBJ (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Shock and Awe (2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rachel Dobkin17 December 2025 00:31<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310140\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>In pictures: Rob Reiner remembered on Hollywood Walk of Fame<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI278218943.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flowers were placed on Rob Reiner\u2019s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following his and his wife, Michele\u2019s, murder\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Flowers were placed on Rob Reiner\u2019s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following his and his wife, Michele\u2019s, murder (Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI278212988.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rob Reiner directed famous films, including The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Rob Reiner directed famous films, including The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men (Chris Pizzello\/AP)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252088006.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rob and Michele Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with their fatal stabbings\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Rob and Michele Reiner&#8217;s son, Nick Reiner, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with their fatal stabbings (Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Dobkin17 December 2025 00:10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310135\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>What we don&#8217;t know about the Reiners&#8217; deaths<\/p>\n<p>There are still major details about the murder of Hollywood\u2019s Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner that have yet to be revealed. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still unknown when the Reiners\u2019 son, Nick Reiner, allegedly stabbed them. When asked by a reporter if the Reiners died on Saturday or Sunday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said the coroner is still determining their precise time of death.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Nick Reiner used a knife to kill his parents but wouldn\u2019t elaborate further. It\u2019s unclear if and where the knife was recovered by police. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also unclear whether Nick Reiner had any mental health issues. Hochman said he would appear in court after going through a medical clearance, which is \u201csomething that everybody who gets arrested and gets held in a Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department jail goes through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nick Reiner has a history drug addiction that began when he was a teenager, and has also experienced homelessness because of his addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Dobkin16 December 2025 23:50<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310129\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>What we know about Nick Reiner<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have announced they\u2019re charging Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home. <\/p>\n<p>Born on September 14, 1993, Reiner is the couple\u2019s youngest son.<\/p>\n<p>He has a well-known history of drug <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/topic\/addiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addiction<\/a>, which began when he was a teenager. Reiner has gone to drug treatment programs on several occasions, starting at age 15. He has also experienced homelessness because of his addiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,\u201d he told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/nick-reiner-rob-reiners-son-opens-up-about-drug-addiction-living-on-streets\/\">People<\/a> in 2016<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/nick-reiner-rob-reiners-son-opens-up-about-drug-addiction-living-on-streets\/\">. \u201cI spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, he added: \u201cIf I wanted to do it [recovery] my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hawkinson16 December 2025 23:30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310127\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>Watch: Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman announces charges against Nick ReinerSon charged with murder of Rob Reiner and his wife<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hawkinson16 December 2025 23:10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310126\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>Coroner still determining time of death<\/p>\n<p>The coroner is still determining the precise time of death for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Police <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lapdonline.org\/newsroom\/detectives-announce-arrest-in-the-murder-of-robert-and-michele-reiner-nr25238kt\/\">responded<\/a> to the Reiners\u2019 home around 3:40 p.m. local time on Sunday. Nick Reiner, their youngest son, was arrested later that day.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hawkinson16 December 2025 22:49<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310124\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>Full story: Rob Reiner\u2019s son charged with two counts of first-degree murder as more troubling details emerge<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have announced they\u2019re charging Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder, after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story below:<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hawkinson16 December 2025 22:33<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2310119\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><\/a>LAPD chief calls case &#8216;heartbreaking&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell called the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner \u201cheartbreaking.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city. We extend our deepest condolences to all of those who are affected by this tragedy,\u201d he told reporters on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hawkinson16 December 2025 22:19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump calls Rob Reiner \u2018a deranged person&#8217; as he doubles-down on criticism of murdered movie director&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-637151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115732364679986369","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}