Crime
Shocking New Details in the Apparent Murder of Rob Reiner, Son Reportedly Being Questioned
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele’s daughter found her parents with their throats slit on Sunday, December 14, TMZ reported.
The pair died following a possible argument in their home in the tony Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, the outlet added.
Police responded around 3:30 p.m. People reported that the pair were found by their 28-year-old daughter, Romy, who lives across the street, per ABC News.
Sources told TMZ that their daughter told police that another family member “should be a suspect” and is “dangerous.”
People reported that their son Nick, 32, was being questioned in connection with the crime, though police said on Sunday night that no one was in custody.
Nick detailed his years-long struggle with drug addiction to People in 2016.
The famed director of When Harry Met Sally… was 78. His wife was 68. They also share another son, Jake. Rob was also father to Tracy, 61, a daughter he adopted while married to the late Penny Marshall.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” the Reiner family said in a statement to Variety.
