Nick Reiner Charged with Murder of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner

Formal Charges Filed

• 🎯 32-year-old Nick Reiner has been formally charged by the Los Angeles District Attorney with two counts of first-degree murder.
• 🔪 The charges include a special circumstance of multiple murders and a special allegation for the personal use of a knife.

Investigation and Arrest

• 🚨 Nick Reiner was arrested near the University of Southern California campus and is being held without bail.
• 👮 Police discovered the bodies of his parents, filmmaker Robiner and photographer Michelle Singer Reiner, hours before his arrest.
• 🔍 DA Nathan Hawkman detailed the ongoing investigation into the stabbing deaths.

Background and Context

• 🗣️ Sources indicate an argument occurred between Nick and his father, Rob Reiner, at a holiday party on Saturday, with Nick reportedly acting strangely.
• 🎬 In 2016, Nick Reiner worked with his father on the movie "Being Charlie," which was based on Nick's struggles with substance abuse.
• 💬 Reaction from Rob Reiner's co-star Sally Struthers expressed deep sorrow, while former first lady Michelle Obama defended the Reiners' character against political criticism.