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

[JDG]

and let’s hope AI wrote that slop bc it was all over the place! I think the incident at a restaurant in Malibu was a separate incident from the Conan O’Brien soirée. But like I said that article was difficult to parse.

Conan’s party was at an upscale restaurant in Santa Monica.

 

[libraryg]

Our whole family watched it together.

I was a very young kid in Catholic grade school when All In the Family debuted. This show was revolutionary and a cultural juggernaut, kicking off Norman Lear's groundbreaking run of shows. I will always think of Meathead fondly, and am bone deep saddened by this tragedy.

 

[IzzyBlanche]

The fight at the holiday party was in a restaurant.

Nick began screaming at his father in front of other diners at the posh Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica Canyon, a worker there confirmed to The Post.

Inside Rob, Nick Reiner’s fight at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party that left parents terrified before murders

Rob Reiner’s drug-addicted son Nick hacked his beloved director dad and mom Michele to death after a massive blow-up at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday.

nypost.com

That's not how I read it--the paragraph you quoted is preceded by this:

The showdown occurred a few months after another big public argument between the dad and Nick.

So I took it to mean that the blowup at Conan's party was a few months after the blowup at the restaurant.

It's ambiguous for sure.

 

[wendybtn]

Loved his vision of Stephen King's stories Misery and The Body (Stand By Me). RIP

 

[FoxxTraxx]

So sad about their son. Another victim of drug addiction, mental illness. Such a difficult situation for parents. Leave your adult kids to live homeless on the street? Bring them home?

If nothing else, it shows that there is no real solution, even for families with a plethora of political and financial resources.

Makes me wonder what is the ''right thing to do''. At one time I think it was more common to kick your kids out of the house at age 18 and let them sink or swim.

 

[steeltowngirl]

The three Reiners attended O’Brien’s gathering together. One person said Nick Reiner had at least one interaction that left partygoers concerned.

He is alleged to have interrupted a conversation involving comedian Bill Hader. When Hader told him the conversation was private, the source said, Nick Reiner appeared to stand still and stare before “storming off.”

Reiners' son made guests uneasy at party day before his parents were found dead, sources say

Two sources told NBC News that Nick Reiner, 32, interrupted a conversation at the party, which was hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Luna20]

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

It got physical at the party?

 

[realanastasia]

The three Reiners attended O’Brien’s gathering together. One person said Nick Reiner had at least one interaction that left partygoers concerned.

He is alleged to have interrupted a conversation involving comedian Bill Hader. When Hader told him the conversation was private, the source said, Nick Reiner appeared to stand still and stare before “storming off.”

Reiners' son made guests uneasy at party day before his parents were found dead, sources say

Two sources told NBC News that Nick Reiner, 32, interrupted a conversation at the party, which was hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien.

www.nbcnews.com

I am curious to know about the timing of the murders—I am guessing that it occurred in the early AM hours of Sunday following the public incident at Conan O’Brien’s party. Certainly, it’d be easiest to attack and kill two individuals with a bladed object while they were sleeping in bed, as opposed to when they were up and alert and moving about the house, capable of calling for help or even of attempting to flee.
Given that the murderer may have still been living in his parents’ guest house, as he evidently was for some period in the preceding years, I picture the family returning to their residence post-party, and then the elder Reiners turned in for the night while their miscreant son just waited in the guest house for their lights to go out before springing into action.
In addition for the tremendous sympathy I feel for the Reiners’ other children, I also feel badly for the Reiners’ friends and colleagues who must be grieving deeply—in particular, I worry about the emotional toll this will take on the wonderful but quite elderly Mel Brooks, longtime BFF of Carl Reiner and, I presume, a close friend of Rob and Michele R. as well. I don’t know if my heart could handle the loss of another true mensch and giant of American culture on the heels of this abysmal week of world events.

 

[MistyWaters]

i had to google the word “nepo-baby”. It’s someone who benefits from family connections. Sadly it seems the movie project might’ve not been the success it was presented as in terms of solidifying a father-son relationship. I suspect Rob Reiner was somewhat of a perfectionist given his professional success. The risk to a perfectionist is doing too much in order to avoid blaming themselves for their child not living up to their expectations.

My thought are with Romy who apparently recognized her brother was ‘dangerous’. How difficult that must be, to recognize a dangerous situation but being entirely powerless to prevent it.
JMO

Exclusive | Rob Reiner and ‘unappreciative’ son Nick publicly fought on film set: ‘A spoiled kid to a tee’

Erik Audé reflected on the “tension” between the late actor and his youngest son — just hours after Nick was arrested in connection to the stabbing deaths of his parents.

pagesix.com

“He’s a nepo-baby, a spoiled kid to the tee.”….

…..While Nick claimed in a 2016 interview with AOL that working on the movie brought him “closer” to his dad, a separate source on the production tells Page Six that it actually pulled them further apart.

“Making the movie was meant to be a healing process for them both, but from what I heard, it did the opposite, and didn’t help their relationship at all,” the production source tells us, adding, “Working together on that project made their relationship worse, it seemed to increase the tension between them….”

 

[MistyWaters]

I am curious to know about the timing of the murders—I am guessing that it occurred in the early AM hours of Sunday following the public incident at Conan O’Brien’s party. Certainly, it’d be easiest to attack and kill two individuals with a bladed object while they were sleeping in bed, as opposed to when they were up and alert and moving about the house, capable of calling for help or even of attempting to flee.
Given that the murderer may have still been living in his parents’ guest house, as he evidently was for some period in the preceding years, I picture the family returning to their residence post-party, and then the elder Reiners turned in for the night while their miscreant son just waited in the guest house for their lights to go out before springing into action.
In addition for the tremendous sympathy I feel for the Reimers’ other children, I also feel badly for the Reimers’ friends and colleagues who must be grieving deeply—in particular, I worry about the emotional toll this will take on the wonderful but quite elderly Mel Brooks, longtime BFF of Carl Reimer and, I presume, a close friend of Rob and Michele R. as well. I don’t know if my heart could handle the loss of another true mensch and giant of American culture on the heels of this abysmal week of world events.

Forensics will determine where the murders took place but I’d be surprised if the parents just turned a blind eye to Nick’s embarrassing behavior and silently went to bed. I think there was a confrontation, otherwise what would’ve been his motive?

 

[Cool Cats]

I am curious to know about the timing of the murders—I am guessing that it occurred in the early AM hours of Sunday following the public incident at Conan O’Brien’s party. Certainly, it’d be easiest to attack and kill two individuals with a bladed object while they were sleeping in bed, as opposed to when they were up and alert and moving about the house, capable of calling for help or even of attempting to flee.
Given that the murderer may have still been living in his parents’ guest house, as he evidently was for some period in the preceding years, I picture the family returning to their residence post-party, and then the elder Reiners turned in for the night while their miscreant son just waited in the guest house for their lights to go out before springing into action.
In addition for the tremendous sympathy I feel for the Reimers’ other children, I also feel badly for the Reimers’ friends and colleagues who must be grieving deeply—in particular, I worry about the emotional toll this will take on the wonderful but quite elderly Mel Brooks, longtime BFF of Carl Reimer and, I presume, a close friend of Rob and Michele R. as well. I don’t know if my heart could handle the loss of another true mensch and giant of American culture on the heels of this abysmal week of world events.

Voluntary Manslaughter - Definition, Examples, Cases

Voluntary Manslaughter defined and explained with examples. Voluntary manslaughter is the intentional killing of another person with no prior intent to harm or kill.

legaldictionary.net

first-degree murder

www.law.cornell.edu

Voluntary manslaughter is a crime that occurs when someone kills another person with no prior intent to harm or kill, but under a sudden circumstance that made him mentally or emotionally distraught.

If, as you say in your post, they might have been murdered in bed asleep, that changes it to premeditated first degree murder.

So yes, where they were found murdered is an important question.

Was there a struggle when all 3 were awake and this was spur of the moment not planned? Or did the son plan ahead - planning under the cover of darkness - to sneak in and stab them while they slept in bed?

2 Cents

 

[MassGuy]

Nick Reiner's Hotel Room Full Of Blood After Rob and Michele Murders

Nick Reiner, who is under arrest for the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner, checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning, and left a trail of blood behind ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.

www.tmz.com

Nick Reiner, who is under arrest for the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner, checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning, and left a trail of blood behind ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.

Nick checked into The Pierside Santa Monica around 4 AM Sunday, using his credit card. His check-in came hours after he got into a heated argument with his father at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party.

Eyewitnesses who saw Nick check in say he seemed "tweaked out", but there were no visible signs he had been in a violent confrontation -- we're told definitely no blood stains or cuts on his body.

The reservation was made for just a day, but Nick never formally checked out.

When the staff came into his room later Sunday morning, they found the shower "full of blood" and blood on the bed. The window in the room was covered by bed sheets.

 

[realanastasia]

Forensics will determine where the murders took place but I’d be surprised if the parents just turned a blind eye to Nick’s embarrassing behavior and silently went to bed. I think there was a confrontation, otherwise what would’ve been his motive?

If I understand the timeline correctly, the confrontation occurred at the O’Brien party on Saturday night with the Reiners departing after/as a result of Nick R. making a scene. I imagine upon returning home, one or both parties might’ve opted to “cool off” alone in their home rather than continuing to spend the rest of the evening together.

 

[Knox]

Makes me wonder what is the ''right thing to do''. At one time I think it was more common to kick your kids out of the house at age 18 and let them sink or swim.

Our family sources add … Michele had been anguishing to friends over the last few months that she and Rob were at their wits' end over Nick's mental illness and alleged substance abuse issues, and did not know what to do with their son Nick … saying, "We've tried everything."

Rob Reiner & Son Nick in Heated Argument at Conan O'Brien's Christmas Party

Rob Reiner, his wife Michele, and their son Nick attended Conan O'Brien's Christmas party Saturday night. At the party, Rob and Nick got into a "very loud argument," loud enough for many others to hear ... Reiner family sources tell TMZ. We're told Rob and Michele then left the party. We do not...

www.tmz.com

Sadly, no amount of money, treatment, or loving support helped Nick overcome his addiction.

I wonder if Rob & Michele told Nick they were done and he needed to leave?

 

[mickey2942]

Makes me wonder what is the ''right thing to do''. At one time I think it was more common to kick your kids out of the house at age 18 and let them sink or swim.

It is really hard to have parents who suck up all of the oxygen in a room constantly. Just living with people who are amazing, larger than life. It is like, you either have enough strength and self efficacy to do your own thing. Or give up, and be a complete and spectacular screwup.

It isn't the parents fault. And it is really hard for people who are so successful to acknowledge that they have such a screwed up child. They keep trying to "fix" it. And the adult kid, resents it even more. Such a dysfunctional dynamic.

 

[LinasK]

Voluntary Manslaughter - Definition, Examples, Cases

Voluntary Manslaughter defined and explained with examples. Voluntary manslaughter is the intentional killing of another person with no prior intent to harm or kill.

legaldictionary.net

first-degree murder

www.law.cornell.edu

Voluntary manslaughter is a crime that occurs when someone kills another person with no prior intent to harm or kill, but under a sudden circumstance that made him mentally or emotionally distraught.

If, as you say in your post, they might have been murdered in bed asleep, that changes it to premeditated first degree murder.

So yes, where they were found murdered is an important question.

Was there a struggle when all were awake and this was spur of the moment not planned? Or did the son deliberately plan ahead, planning to sneak upon them while both were asleep in bed. Plus, deliberately doing it under the cover of darkness so as not to be identified by the victims?

2 Cents

I think we can narrow the timeline a tiny bit. Romy the daughter discovered them at 3:30pm on Sunday, but the masseuse came by and rang the doorbell/knocked at 2pm on Sunday. So they were killed sometime between when they left the party on Saturday night and before 2pm on Sunday.

 

[LinasK]

Nick Reiner's Hotel Room Full Of Blood After Rob and Michele Murders

Nick Reiner, who is under arrest for the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner, checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning, and left a trail of blood behind ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.

www.tmz.com

Nick Reiner, who is under arrest for the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner, checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning, and left a trail of blood behind ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.

Nick checked into The Pierside Santa Monica around 4 AM Sunday, using his credit card. His check-in came hours after he got into a heated argument with his father at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party.

Eyewitnesses who saw Nick check in say he seemed "tweaked out", but there were no visible signs he had been in a violent confrontation -- we're told definitely no blood stains or cuts on his body.

The reservation was made for just a day, but Nick never formally checked out.

When the staff came into his room later Sunday morning, they found the shower "full of blood" and blood on the bed. The window in the room was covered by bed sheets.

Okay, so that indicates that he killed them by 4am Sunday.

 

[MistyWaters]

If I understand the timeline correctly, the confrontation occurred at the O’Brien party on Saturday night with the Reiners departing after/as a result of Nick R. making a scene. I imagine upon returning home, one or both parties might’ve opted to “cool off” alone in their home rather than continuing to spend the rest of the evening together.

Perhaps however Nick obviously didn’t cool off, something set him off. Homicide using a knife is generally associated with rage killing.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Okay, so that indicates that he killed them by 4am Sunday.

Not necessarily. Per that article, he wasn't observed to have any blood on him when he checked in at 4am. So maybe he checked in, then left, went to the Reiner home and committed the murders (ie 5 or 6am) and then returned to the hotel to clean up. Then obviously left again (unless that's where he was arrested)

 

[LinasK]

Not necessarily. Per that article, he wasn't observed to have any blood on him when he checked in at 4am. So maybe he checked in, then left, went to the Reiner home and committed the murders (ie 5 or 6am) and then returned to the hotel to clean up. Then obviously left again (unless that's where he was arrested)

The article said that he left a trail of blood. It also stated the the hotel bed and shower were bloody, so I'm thinking maybe he was wearing dark clothes that hid the blood stains from the naked eye?