Director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle died There were “multiple sharp force injuries,” the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office reported Wednesday. It comes after authorities previously confirmed the couple had been fatally stabbed.
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michelle Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead Sunday afternoon at their home in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, police said.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Tuesday that their son, Nick Reiner, 32, accused of two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances. The charges include “the specific allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife.” in accordance with district attorney's office.
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Investigators believe Nick Reiner fatally shot his parents early Sunday morning before fleeing, prosecutors said.
According to police, the bodies of Rob and Michelle Reiner were found around 3:40 pm on Sunday, and Nick was found and arrested in the Exposition Park area of South Los Angeles at approximately 9:15 pm on Sunday. Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the killings or what prompted them to arrest Nick Reiner.
Two sources who attended Saturday night's party at Conan O'Brien's house, which also included Rob and Nick Reiner, told CBS News on Monday that the two had a brief but loud argument.
Nick Rayner's movements since the murders are under investigation. CBS News learned Wednesday that he checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning, which is about four miles from his parents' home in Brentwood. Surveillance video obtained He was also shown Tuesday at a gas station convenience store shortly before his arrest.
His first court hearing The case was on Wednesday, and his arraignment is scheduled for January 7.
Hochman said the charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole or the death penalty, but his office has not yet decided what sentence to impose.
Rob and Michelle Reiner married in 1989 and had three children. Their two other children, Jake and Romy Reiner, published a statement Wednesday called the loss of her parents “horrifying and devastating.”
“They were not just our parents, they were our best friends,” the statement said.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Michelle Singer Reiner's age, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.
