CA - Murder victims Identified as Rob Reiner and wife Michele - LA Dec 14 2025

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Anthony Geary and Rob Reiner Once Acted Side-by-Side on 'All in the Family.' Years Later, They Died Tragically on the Same Day

As Hollywood mourns the loss of both Anthony Geary and Rob Reiner, fans of Reiner's legendary sitcom 'All in the Family' may remember the two once appeared in an episode of the show together.

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[Arkay]

JMO, but his family no doubt can afford the best defense attorneys who might push for some kind of diminished capacity defense. Big difference between first degree murder and manslaughter.

I could be wrong here, but I get the feeling there were only two people that were willing to defend him in such a way. And those two people are now dead.

Yes, I wonder about the same issue.

It doesn’t appear that Nick had a wife or any children, so I imagine his siblings and their families are what is left of his family now.

We don’t know yet how they feel about hiring a defense lawyer for him.

It’s possible the three siblings may not all agree on next steps. Maybe one or two are so hurt and angry and want him punished. Conversely some may feel it was the drugs and he couldn’t help himself.

Or maybe they do agree, but I think if it were in my family I would NOT defend him for killing our mother and father.

JMO

 

[Synergizer Bunny]

I could be wrong here, but I get the feeling there were only two people that were willing to defend him in such a way...

The irony is that N.R. may come to this realization after a few years of incarceration.

JMO.

 

[tlcya]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1186711976760731

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000650756731339084

 

[Lusitana]

I can almost bet that he was caught using at that party, hence the very public fight with his father. What a sad life for him, to be so loved and to have all of he resources and still not wanting to do and be better.

 

[NuttMegg]

One way or another, taxpayers are now going to support him. Apparently the dp is on life support in CA, not much chance of that. So, let him go thru his withdrawals in jail, convct him, slam the prison door. No mental health imprisonment. Just because he was a drug addict does not mean mental illness. Slam the door, let's not hear every 5 years how he's doing while avoiding prison. I suppose a lot will depend on the support or lack thereof from his siblings. Imo.

 

[JDG]

I can almost bet that he was caught using at that party, hence the very public fight with his father. What a sad life for him, to be so loved and to have all of he resources and still not wanting to do and be better.

If he is mentally ill he won’t be thinking logically.

Skewed thoughts make them live in another world.

 

[NuttMegg]

I can almost bet that he was caught using at that party, hence the very public fight with his father. What a sad life for him, to be so loved and to have all of he resources and still not wanting to do and be better.

Maybe he crashed the party in the first place.

 

[ilovewings]

I can almost bet that he was caught using at that party, hence the very public fight with his father. What a sad life for him, to be so loved and to have all of he resources and still not wanting to do and be better.

beyond that- to be so loved and to have all those resources and yet-- to be so full of hatred against his parents that he murdered them in cold blood by slitting their throats--to think that he had that in him all these years-- IMO that is the heart of a sociopath-

 

[Fabled Automatic]

What a sad life for him, to be so loved and to have all of he resources and still not wanting to do and be better.

That's addiction, unfortunately. It doesn't feel love, or appreciate time, resources, or money. It's an endless pit of selfishness and depravity.

 

[Lusitana]

beyond that- to be so loved and to have all those resources and yet-- to be so full of hatred against his parents that he murdered them in cold blood by slitting their throats--to think that he had that in him all these years-- IMO that is the heart of a sociopath-

It must have been really hard. He has been in and out of active addiction since he was 15, and he is now 32. I can only imagine the things those parents had seen and heard from him. He admitted he was living on the streets for some time, I bet they were heartbroken and worried sick. They tried so much, nothing was enough, nothing ever worked.

I wouldn't be surprised if his siblings never want to have anything to do with him ever again, it must have been awful growing up with him, and now this...

 

[Lusitana]

That's addiction, unfortunately. It doesn't feel love, or appreciate time, resources, or money. It's an endless pit of selfishness and depravity.

I know, I know. I try to be sensitive when addiction is involved, it's hard but so many people do recover and are able to do and be better for the rest of their lives. Most addicts don't murder their parents either.

 

[Fabled Automatic]

I know, I know. I try to be sensitive when addiction is involved, it's hard but so many people do recover and are able to do and be better for the rest of their lives. Most addicts don't murder their parents either.

Oh, don't get me wrong - I never meant to imply he's (if guilty) somehow removed from any accountability or responsibility because of his substance abuse.

I was merely pointing out that the things that most people cherish - like family, love, financial comfort - don't even register to an addicted mind. They mean nothing. It's scary.

 

[Lusitana]

Oh, don't get me wrong - I never meant to imply he's (if guilty) somehow removed from any accountability or responsibility because of his substance abuse.

I was merely pointing out that the things that most people cherish - like family, love, financial comfort - don't even register to an addicted mind. They mean nothing. It's scary.

Yeah, I get it. And it has to be hard, I do have tremendous empathy towards those who really want to recover and work really hard to stay in recovery.

 

[BrianJohnson]

Back in the day when I was a business mentor in UK for the Princes Youth Business Trust which helped disadvantaged people set up businesses I came across a guy (I didn’t mentor him personally but a colleague did) who was 25, had struggled with severe drug addiction since he was 13, in and out of jail/rehab, kicked out of the family home and slept rough in shop doorways, really hit rock bottom. He didn’t pick up a knife and kill his parents he used his hard times and willpower to snap himself out of the life he had and set up a business to focus his mind. When we met a few years later he was a millionaire several times over, there is no excuse for drugs/mental illness to be used as an excuse for cold blooded murder - life without parole at bare minimum needed in this case

 

[Queen of the Winter Night]

Many drug addicts - most, in fact - do not end up murdering people!

 

[Stunned]

I think he will indeed be locked away for good. If the evidence proves it, he will be convicted of two murders.

He won't be "homeless" anymore and he won't have to stress about not living up to his father and grandfather's talent and fame because there is no chance for that now. He killed his potential, hurt his family immeasurabley, and solved all his problems. And, he perhaps will still be able to use drugs in prison as, from what I understand, they can be had for a price even behind bars.

He's another case of someone who failed to launch (or thought he failed - there is always time to improve!) and then destroyed everything around him. He's a bit older than most "failure to launch" destroyers, but I think he lasted longer because he had a family who, out of love and good intentions, propped him up.

jmopinion

He's also extremely mentally ill. He has to be to have done this.

 

[Inthedetails]

I can almost bet that he was caught using at that party, hence the very public fight with his father. What a sad life for him, to be so loved and to have all of he resources and still not wanting to do and be better.

That's what I'm thinking too, that he made a spectacle of himself at a party of his parents' professional peers (as well as friends) and he upset his mother and embarrassed both his parents. That's my guess. That would be a reason for Rob to have an argument with his son that got physical.

Tragic in so many ways, including that Rob was a 78yo man.

jmopinion

 

[ilovewings]

Back in the day when I was a business mentor in UK for the Princes Youth Business Trust which helped disadvantaged people set up businesses I came across a guy (I didn’t mentor him personally but a colleague did) who was 25, had struggled with severe drug addiction since he was 13, in and out of jail/rehab, kicked out of the family home and slept rough in shop doorways, really hit rock bottom. He didn’t pick up a knife and kill his parents he used his hard times and willpower to snap himself out of the life he had and set up a business to focus his mind. When we met a few years later he was a millionaire several times over, there is no excuse for drugs/mental illness to be used as an excuse for cold blooded murder - life without parole at bare minimum needed in this case

Totally agree