{"id":40934,"date":"2025-12-16T23:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/nick-reiner-son-of-hollywood-director-rob-reiner-will-be-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-his-parents-deaths\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T23:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:31:31","slug":"nick-reiner-son-of-hollywood-director-rob-reiner-will-be-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-his-parents-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/nick-reiner-son-of-hollywood-director-rob-reiner-will-be-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-his-parents-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, will be charged with first-degree murder in his parents&#8217; deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6941d271832e0ef1ead65635?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Nick Reiner\"\/><figcaption>Nick Reiner is set to be charged in the death of his parents, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Nick Reiner will be charged with first-degree murder in his parents&#039; deaths, prosecutors said Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>Director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in Los Angeles.<\/li>\n<li>Prosecutors said Nick Reiner could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nick Reiner is set to be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the death of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, prosecutors said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The couple was found dead at their home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles on Sunday. The younger Reiner, age 32, was arrested around 9:15 p.m. PT on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges during a press conference, saying they would be filed Tuesday. Hochman said the charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. He added a decision on seeking the death penalty has not yet been made.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Police Department, which investigated the deaths, previously said in a statement that it &quot;determined that the Reiners were the victims of homicide&quot; and that Nick Reiner &quot;was responsible for their deaths.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Rob Reiner directed notable Hollywood classics like &quot;The Princess Bride,&quot; When Harry Met Sally,&quot; and &quot;A Few Good Men.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He also directed &quot;Being Charlie,&quot; a movie cowritten by Nick Reiner and largely based on the younger Reiner&#039;s own life and struggle with drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Police said during the press conference that Nick Reiner was arrested without incident in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California campus.<\/p>\n<p>Hochman said after the charges are filed Nick Reiner would be brought to court to be arraigned, at which point he will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Hochman urged the public to avoid rumors about the case that do not come from official sources, like LAPD or the district attorney&#039;s office. &quot;Please do not rely on rank speculation, rumor, or hearsay to believe that you understand anything about what went on in this case,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: December 16, 2025 \u2014 This story was corrected to reflect the correct name. Director Rob Reiner died, not Rick Reiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Reiner is set to be charged in the death of his parents, prosecutors said. Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images Nick Reiner will be charged with first-degree murder in his parents&#039; deaths, prosecutors said Tuesday. Director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in Los Angeles. 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