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Rob Reiner’s Son ‘Responsible’ for Parents’ Deaths, Police Say

Dec 16, 2025 | 11:22 AM

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Dec. 16, 2025 ~ Neil Rockind, criminal defense trial attorney at Rockind Law, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss the latest on the Rob Reiner murder investigation.

Dec. 16, 2025 ~ Adam Graham, film critic at The Detroit News, joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to remember filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife after they were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Photo: Evan Habeeb ~ Imagn Images

LOS ANGELES ~ Nick Reiner, son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, is “responsible” for the death of his parents on Sunday, according to Los Angeles police. The son is currently in police custody on suspicion of murder, following an alleged argument between Nick and Rob at a recent holiday party.

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