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Rob and Michele Reiner

Developing criminal case over the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner in Brentwood.

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last updated 15 July 2026 · 6 sources
Confirmed facts
12
Open questions
5
Plea
Not guilty
Next date
15 Sep 2026
Charges
2 counts
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Case file Rob and Michele Reiner, reference D C zero zero three four. The Associated Press reported that on December fourteenth, twenty twenty-five, Rob Reiner, seventy-eight, and Michele Singer Reiner, seventy, were found dead at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. The Washington Post, citing the Los Angeles Police Department, reported that on December fifteenth, Nick Reiner, thirty-two, was arrested on suspicion of murder in his parents’ deaths. The Associated Press reported that Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on December sixteenth that Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. AP also reported prosecutors added a multiple-murder special circumstance and a dangerous-weapon allegation involving a knife. AP reported that on February twenty-third, Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty, and that the charges remain unproven allegations. CBS News Los Angeles reported the case was continued to September, with a requested court date of September fifteenth. The file’s open questions include any alleged motive, the status of autopsy reports, what evidence prosecutors will present, whether the district attorney will seek the death penalty, and any ruling on trust funds for the defense. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero three four at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed15 entries
14 Dec 2025
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
AP
14 Dec 2025
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a request for medical aid after 3:30 p.m. at the Brentwood home where the couple’s bodies were discovered.
Washington Post citing Los Angeles Fire Department
15 Dec 2025
The Los Angeles Police Department said Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested on suspicion of murder in his parents’ deaths.
Washington Post citing LAPD
16 Dec 2025
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
AP
16 Dec 2025
Prosecutors added a special circumstance of multiple murders and a special allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, identified as a knife.
AP
16 Dec 2025
AP reported that police had not publicly stated a motive.
AP
17 Dec 2025
The two first-degree murder counts, the multiple-murder special circumstance, and the dangerous-weapon allegation were reported again when Nick Reiner appeared in court.
AP
23 Feb 2026
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in a Los Angeles courtroom; the charges remain unproven allegations.
AP
23 Feb 2026
Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene entered the not-guilty plea on Nick Reiner’s behalf.
AP
23 Feb 2026
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office had not decided whether to seek the death penalty.
AP
29 Apr 2026
CBS News Los Angeles reported that the case was continued to September while attorneys reviewed evidence, with the defense requesting a new court date of Sept. 15.
CBS News Los Angeles
29 Apr 2026
Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Chung said prosecutors were still waiting for autopsy reports, and the Los Angeles Times reported that the autopsy materials remained under a court-ordered security hold initiated by the LAPD.
CBS News Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times
29 Apr 2026
The Los Angeles Times reported that prosecutors still had nearly two terabytes of discovery to provide to the defense.
Los Angeles Times
29 Apr 2026
The Los Angeles Times reported that a motive had not been made public.
Los Angeles Times
9 Jun 2026
The Washington Post carried an AP report that Nick Reiner was seeking money from a trust left by his parents for his defense and that he was scheduled to return to court for a pretrial hearing in September.
Washington Post / AP
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What motive, if any, do prosecutors allege?Unconfirmed; AP and Los Angeles Times reported that no motive had been publicly stated. · unconfirmed
Have the autopsy reports been completed or unsealed since the April 29 hearing?Unconfirmed in the trusted sources found; CBS and Los Angeles Times reported on April 29 that prosecutors were still waiting and that records were under security hold. · unconfirmed
What evidence will prosecutors present beyond the public charging allegations?Unconfirmed; Los Angeles Times reported nearly two terabytes of discovery remained to be provided to the defense. · unconfirmed
Will the Los Angeles County District Attorney seek the death penalty?Unconfirmed; AP reported on Feb. 23 that the office had not decided. · unconfirmed
What rulings, if any, have been made on Nick Reiner’s request to use trust funds for his defense?Unconfirmed from the trusted sources retrieved; Washington Post/AP reported the request on June 9. · unconfirmed
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