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

[formerlyme]

Is it possible that a trust had been set up for any legal needs of NR? Maybe that is paying the attorney. I do hope if the Estate/siblings are taking responsibility for charges that the role of the attorney is to make a plea deal to avoid the death penalty and NR just takes responsibility and they don't try to drag the victims through the mud as we have seen in other trials. I cannot say that as a sibling I would feel any obligation to help him. But I would want him to take responsibility, to not play victim.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Rob Reiner’s Funeral Plans Revealed as His ‘Shocked Family’ Prepares to Say Their ‘Final Farewell’—They ‘Can’t Handle’ It

Who will pay their respects in person?

www.yahoo.com

When someone as beloved as Rob Reiner and his wife Michele die, there’s widespread shock and sadness. That usually comes accompanied by a desire to pay respects. People want to be able to express how much Reiner and his work meant to them, and that’s why there’s been so much interest in his funeral. But when is the funeral taking place, and who is attending?

Rob Shuter’s Shuterstack is reporting that the funeral will be a private, carefully guarded ceremony, and it makes sense considering the circumstances of Rob and Michele Reiner‘s deaths and the fact that their son Nick has been charged with first-degree murder and could even face the death penalty...

 

[turaj]

I'm truly inclined to believe the MSM above was a misinterpretation between the neighbor and ABC7 reporter, and where this probably would have best been reported as 'a daughter with roommates' lived in the other house (across the street).

IME, parents and/or older neighbors typically refer to young professionals as "kids."

Also, social media of the victims and family is open, and there's no evidence of children/grandchildren attributed to RR!

Other MSM generally reported that the daughter (RR) found the parents deceased after being alerted by the masseuse that there was no answer when she arrived at the residence for a scheduled appointment, and her roommate called 911 to report the horror. (Also, nothing here prevents a roommate from having kids)! JMO

NYTimes by MSN

After her parents failed to open the gate to their home, Romy arrived at the scene with a roommate and went inside to check on her mom and dad before finding Rob's body, a source close to the Reiner family revealed to the news outlet.

Romy's roommate, who was waiting outside of the home, was reportedly the one to call 911.

No grandchildren other than from Tracey.

 

[RebelFem]

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

 

[tlcya]

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

I would not be at all surprised if this information turns out to be true. It would align with what I have suspected about this case. My heart breaks for the Reiners.

 

[MistyWaters]

I would not be at all surprised if this information turns out to be true. It would align with what I have suspected about this case. My heart breaks for the Reiners.

It wouldn’t surprise me either especially if next we’re going to learn that hospitalization was strongly recommended to monitor the meds but NR refused, instead his parents agreed to watch over him at their home OR he quit taking the meds entirely. JMO

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

“About a month before the killings, doctors reportedly changed Nick’s meds, at which point he became “out of his head.”

They were reportedly in the process of adjusting his meds to stabilize him when tragedy struck.”

 

[tlcya]

It wouldn’t surprise me either especially if next we’re going to learn that hospitalization was strongly recommended to monitor the meds but NR refused, instead his parents agreed to watch over him at their home OR he quit taking the meds entirely. JMO

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

“About a month before the killings, doctors reportedly changed Nick’s meds, at which point he became “out of his head.”

They were reportedly in the process of adjusting his meds to stabilize him when tragedy struck.”

very possible IMO.

adjusting meds is a daunting task and can often involve a need to completely come off the current meds so that the "new" cocktail can be attempted. That removing all meds and adding new ones can be a very dangerous time and is best done under close medical supervision.

 

[osu]

yes this is what confused me the daughter WITH KIDS , Romy doesn't seem to have children only Tracie and it is Romy who seems to live there? Seeking Clarification.

I think there could’ve been a miscommunication between the Reiner’s neighbor and the ABC reporter that “the daughter and her kids” live across the street.

I believe it was mentioned up thread by @Seattle1 that since Romy was the youngest Reiner, she had a roommate and she lived across the street from mom and dad, the neighbors and the Reiners probably referred to them as “the kids.”

Maybe when the neighbor told the ABC reporter the Reiners live here in the main house and “the kids” live across the street, it became misinterpreted that Romy had children of her own?

JMO

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Is it possible that a trust had been set up for any legal needs of NR? Maybe that is paying the attorney. I do hope if the Estate/siblings are taking responsibility for charges that the role of the attorney is to make a plea deal to avoid the death penalty and NR just takes responsibility and they don't try to drag the victims through the mud as we have seen in other trials. I cannot say that as a sibling I would feel any obligation to help him. But I would want him to take responsibility, to not play victim.

I am sooo hoping for a plea as well.
There is plenty of money, so just put him away forever and hopefully the other family members can try to figure out a way to go forward....

 

[turaj]

It wouldn’t surprise me either especially if next we’re going to learn that hospitalization was strongly recommended to monitor the meds but NR refused, instead his parents agreed to watch over him at their home OR he quit taking the meds entirely. JMO

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

“About a month before the killings, doctors reportedly changed Nick’s meds, at which point he became “out of his head.”

They were reportedly in the process of adjusting his meds to stabilize him when tragedy struck.”

AS I have followed this case a bit I had someone pose this question to me and it is a very reasonable one. Maybe some here have thoughts. It is even more relevant as I read the Page Six report. Why did Rob bring an unstable and potentially dangerous person to his friend's Holiday celebration? It seems he was putting all the guests at that party in danger that night. Clearly Nick could not be left alone. Could Romy have come over? Were they afraid only of him harming himself or the house? Someone with this diagnosis and in process of adjusting meds in not someone you bring to a party. Any ideas? Clearly he should have been hospitalized.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

oh heavens.. is this going to be like Michael Jackson's doctor... Where is the doctor to blame on these meds???

I doubt it though... the immediate family does not need the pain or the money

 

[Lusitana]

AS I have followed this case a bit I had someone pose this question to me and it is a very reasonable one. Maybe some here have thoughts. It is even more relevant as I read the Page Six report. Why did Rob bring an unstable and potentially dangerous person to his friend's Holiday celebration? It seems he was putting all the guests at that party in danger that night. Clearly Nick could not be left alone. Could Romy have come over? Were they afraid only of him harming himself or the house? Someone with this diagnosis and in process of adjusting meds in not someone you bring to a party. Any ideas? Clearly he should have been hospitalized.

In my opinion, and from what we know now, the guests were way safer to be in a public space with Nick than Romy would’ve been alone, at home, with him.

 

[osu]

Paywalled.

Anyone know how/where to read this article? Tx

Here’s the LA Times article reposted by Yahoo News.

A famous father, a troubled son: How addiction tormented the Reiner family

What we know about Nick Reiner before he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and wife Michele.

www.yahoo.com

 

[turaj]

In my opinion, and from what we know now, the guests were way safer to be in a public space with Nick than Romy would’ve been alone, at home, with him.

Maybe but he could have. gotten violent right at Conan's party. I don't really know how they were living with this day to day. It must have been awful. Family left will not really talk about what happened daily at the Reiner house when he returned to stay but it will be life changing for all involved. The anger mixed with some guilt for not realizing this could happen.

 

[JDG]

Rob Reiner’s Funeral Plans Revealed as His ‘Shocked Family’ Prepares to Say Their ‘Final Farewell’—They ‘Can’t Handle’ It

Who will pay their respects in person?

www.yahoo.com

When someone as beloved as Rob Reiner and his wife Michele die, there’s widespread shock and sadness. That usually comes accompanied by a desire to pay respects. People want to be able to express how much Reiner and his work meant to them, and that’s why there’s been so much interest in his funeral. But when is the funeral taking place, and who is attending?

Rob Shuter’s Shuterstack is reporting that the funeral will be a private, carefully guarded ceremony, and it makes sense considering the circumstances of Rob and Michele Reiner‘s deaths and the fact that their son Nick has been charged with first-degree murder and could even face the death penalty...

It may also be a family tradition as both of RRs parents had ‘green funerals’, no location noted.

 

[browneyes]

Nick Reiner diagnosed with schizophrenia weeks before murders, meds made him ‘erratic and dangerous’: sources

Nick’s behavior had reportedly become “alarming” shortly before Rob and Michele Reiner’s stabbing deaths.

pagesix.com

Well….thats coincidental.

 

[MistyWaters]

AS I have followed this case a bit I had someone pose this question to me and it is a very reasonable one. Maybe some here have thoughts. It is even more relevant as I read the Page Six report. Why did Rob bring an unstable and potentially dangerous person to his friend's Holiday celebration? It seems he was putting all the guests at that party in danger that night. Clearly Nick could not be left alone. Could Romy have come over? Were they afraid only of him harming himself or the house? Someone with this diagnosis and in process of adjusting meds in not someone you bring to a party. Any ideas? Clearly he should have been hospitalized.

“Watchful supervision” due to NR’s recent change in medication? Unfortunately it appears RR had long ago resigned himself to the belief he was the best person to deal with his son’s ongoing issues, as opposed to professionals. Rather than hospitalization it wouldn’t surprise me if ‘home care’ was arranged, similar to what I read somewhere that NR had agreed to undergo rehab/detox but only if he could continue living at home. JMO

BBM

The unsettling reason Rob Reiner’s son Nick attended Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party

The holiday bash took place Saturday night, the evening before Rob and wife Michele Singer Reiner were discovered stabbed to death in their home.

pagesix.com

“The Hollywood Reporter claimed on Tuesday that the couple asked the host whether the 32-year-old could tag along with them to the holiday bash.

The outlet alleged that Nick’s “often … extreme and stressful behavior” had escalated and “grown degrees even more concerning in recent weeks.”

Because of this, the stars were “reluctant to leave him home alone in the guesthouse” of their Brentwood home in Los Angeles.”

He had been living in the space under “watchful supervision.”

 

[Fabled Automatic]

I am sooo hoping for a plea as well.
There is plenty of money, so just put him away forever and hopefully the other family members can try to figure out a way to go forward....

Wouldn't his diagnosis change things though? I mean, if he wasn't of sound mind, doesn’t that change the legality of his actions and therefore punishment?

 

[Only4Justice]

I doubt they had the opportunity. I wouldn't be surprised if he was under the influence of meth or something at the time either.

That’s my thought too. Didn’t the Hotel worker say he was “tweaked out” when he checked in?

 

[formerlyme]

Wouldn't his diagnosis change things though? I mean, if he wasn't of sound mind, doesn’t that change the legality of his actions and therefore punishment?

I think the plea will be a bitter back and forth, and he will plea by reason of insanity hopefully still resulting in several years in prison. I am sure his lawyer already has the harshest he will accept in mind and will just guide the da to that spot.