Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner's bodies returned to family Anthony Robledo and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY December 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM 0 The bodies of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have been returned to their family following their fatal stabbings. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office confirmed Friday, Dec. 19, that it has completed its autopsies, establishing that the cause of their deaths was multiple sharp force injuries. The two were found dead at their Brentwoodarea home in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 14. Rob was 78 and Michele was 70.
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Anthony Robledo and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY December 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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The bodies of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have been returned to their family following their fatal stabbings.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office confirmed Friday, Dec. 19, that it has completed its autopsies, establishing that the cause of their deaths was multiple sharp force injuries.
The two were found dead at their Brentwood-area home in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 14. Rob was 78 and Michele was 70.
Their son Nick Reiner, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders and faces a special allegation that he used a dangerous and deadly weapon in his parent's killing.
Nick Reiner has spoken openly during the years about his addiction struggles, and he previously told a podcaster that he suffered from a "cocaine heart attack" at his parents' guest house where he started "punching out different things."
Director Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner arrive for the Human Rights Campaign 2019 Los Angeles dinner at the JW Marriott L.A. Live on March 30, 2019, in Los Angeles.
The couple's children are asking for privacy as they grieve their parents' death, and the Los Angeles District Attorney is not ruling out the death penalty for Nick.
In a statement shared with TMZ and People on Wednesday, the two remaining siblings, Jake and Romy, spoke out.
"Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day," they said. "The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren't just our parents; they were our best friends."
Rob Reiner at AARP Magazine's "10th Annual Movies For Grownups" on Feb. 7, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were killed Dec. 14.
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Rob, Michele, his mother Estelle Reiner, and father Carl at the premiere of 'Best In Show,' Sept.19, 2000, in West Hollywood.
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Rob and his family at the premiere of "Rumor Has It" at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on Dec. 15, 2005.
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" src=https://ift.tt/t0HPAB8 class=caas-img>Rob with Michele and their son at the 59th annual Directors Guild of America Awards on Feb. 3, 2007 in Los Angeles.
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" src=https://ift.tt/70wfe6i class=caas-img>Carl Reiner, left, and Rob and his wife Michele Singer Reiner and their daughter Romy at the 60th annual ACE Eddie Awards on February 14, 2010 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Rob and Michele at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20, 2011, in L.A.
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Rob and Michele at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20, 2011, in L.A.
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" src=https://ift.tt/dyeiAp4 class=caas-img>Rob and Michele and their son at Teen Vogue's Back-to-School Saturday kick-off event on Aug. 9, 2013 in L.A.
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" src=https://ift.tt/T5Uf3G2 class=caas-img>Rob and Michele attend the Family Equality LA Awards Dinner on Feb. 11, 2012, in Universal City, Calif.
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" src=https://ift.tt/ymXuOqi class=caas-img>Rob, Michele and daughter Romy at the 'Shock and Awe' premiere at the 13th Zurich Film Festival on Sept. 30, 2017, in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Director Carl Reiner presents an award to his son, director Rob Reiner at AARP Magazine's "10th Annual Movies For Grownups" on Feb. 7, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were killed Dec. 14.
Nick Reiner appears in court, faces murder charges
The couple's 32-year-old son briefly appeared in court for a hearing Dec. 17, after being medically cleared. Reiner is facing charges on two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation of using a dangerous and deadly weapon. Reiner's next court date, the arraignment, is scheduled for Jan. 7.
Outside the courtroom, Nick's attorney, Alan Jackson, called the case a "devastating tragedy."
"Our hearts go out to the entire Reiner family," he said. "There are very, very complex and serious issues that are associated with this case."
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He continued: "We ask that during this process, you allow the system to move forward in the way that it was designed to move forward, not with a rush to judgment, not with jumping to conclusions, but with restraint and with dignity and with the respect that this system and this process deserves and that the family deserves."
"We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life," the statement continued. "We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave."
Rob Reiner also shared a daughter, Tracy Reiner, with ex-wife, Penny Marshall. He adopted Tracy, Marshall's daughter from a previous marriage.
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