Nick Reiner charged with first-degree murder in parents’ Rob and Michele stabbing deaths: Live updates

There are still major details about the murder of Hollywood’s Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner that have yet to be revealed.

It’s still unknown when the Reiners’ son, Nick Reiner, allegedly stabbed them. When asked by a reporter if the Reiners died on Saturday or Sunday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said the coroner is still determining their precise time of death.

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Nick Reiner used a knife to kill his parents but wouldn’t elaborate further. It’s unclear if and where the knife was recovered by police.

It’s also unclear whether Nick Reiner had any mental health issues. Hochman said he would appear in court after going through a medical clearance, which is “something that everybody who gets arrested and gets held in a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail goes through.”

Nick Reiner has a history drug addiction that began when he was a teenager, and has also experienced homelessness because of his addiction.

Prosecutors have announced they’re charging Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home.

Born on September 14, 1993, Reiner is the couple’s youngest son.

He has a well-known history of drug addiction, which began when he was a teenager. Reiner has gone to drug treatment programs on several occasions, starting at age 15. He has also experienced homelessness because of his addiction.

“I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,” he told People in 2016. “I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.”

But, he added: “If I wanted to do it [recovery] my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless.

The coroner is still determining the precise time of death for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters on Tuesday.

Police responded to the Reiners’ home around 3:40 p.m. local time on Sunday. Nick Reiner, their youngest son, was arrested later that day.

Prosecutors have announced they’re charging Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder, after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.

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Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell called the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner “heartbreaking.”

“This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city. We extend our deepest condolences to all of those who are affected by this tragedy,” he told reporters on Tuesday afternoon.

If convicted, Nick Reiner faces a maximum sentence of the death penalty or life in prison without parole, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

“No decision at this point has been made with respect to the death penalty,” Hochman said Tuesday.

Nick Reiner is expected to make a court appearance after going through medical clearance, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters on Tuesday.

“He is going through medical clearance, something that everybody who gets arrested and gets held in a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail goes through. Once he is medically cleared, he will be brought to court to be arraigned on these charges. At that point, he will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty,” Hochman said.

Nick Reiner, the youngest son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been charged with first-degree murder after the Hollywood couple was found dead in their home.

“These charges will be two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Tuesday.