US EditionDirector Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in their L.A. home from apparent stab wounds
Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death at their Brentwood home; their son Nick was arrested on suspicion of murder, with an ongoing investigation.
- On Sunday, Rob Reiner, filmmaker and director, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, wife and photographer, were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles residence; authorities classified it as an alleged homicide.
- A daughter, Romy Reiner, discovered the scene, prompting a mid‑afternoon emergency response shortly after 3:30 p.m., and the LAPD Robbery & Homicide Division opened an investigation without naming suspects.
- Officials and multiple outlets describe wounds consistent with stab or knife lacerations at the scene, while TMZ and People report son Nick Reiner is a person of interest, unconfirmed by police.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the deaths a devastating loss for the city, as Former President Barack Obama stated, `Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele`.
- Reiner's work across more than five decades positioned him as a major creative and civic figure in Hollywood, directing This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, and When Harry Met Sally.
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