By Jane Ross and Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES, – The youthful son of Hollywood filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner was formally charged on Tuesday with first-degree homicide within the stabbing deaths of his mother and father, who have been discovered slain of their Los Angeles house over the weekend.
Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested a number of hours after the our bodies of his father, actor-director Rob Reiner, 78, and mom, photographer-producer Michele Reiner, 70, have been found on Sunday afternoon within the couple’s home within the prosperous west LA neighborhood of Brentwood.
Officers stated proof gathered by the Los Angeles Police Division led murder detectives to Reiner, who was taken into custody with out incident on Sunday night time at a park in downtown Los Angeles close to the campus of the College of Southern California.
Police investigators turned over the case to the district legal professional’s Workplace on Tuesday. A five-page felony criticism containing two counts of first-degree homicide have been filed in opposition to Nick Reiner later within the day in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket.
The killings ranked among the many most stunning superstar murders in Los Angeles historical past, eliciting comparisons by some to the stabbing deaths of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a buddy, Ron Goldman in 1994.
“Their loss is past tragic,” County District Lawyer Nathan Hochman stated of the Reiners at a information convention earlier within the day. “We are going to commit ourselves to bringing their assassin to justice.”
PROSECUTORS WEIGH CITAL PUNISHMENT
Hochman stated the fees carry a most penalty of life in jail with out the opportunity of parole, or capital punishment, however prosecutors have but to determine whether or not to hunt the dying penalty within the case.
He stated prosecutors “will take the ideas and needs of the household into consideration” in making such choices.
In line with the district legal professional and the charging paperwork, a knife was used within the killings, however no additional particulars got concerning the circumstances of the slayings.
Authorities have made no point out of a attainable motive.
Requested whether or not the homicide weapon was recovered, Hochman stated that might be revealed in courtroom. Authorities stated autopsies, which must be accomplished, would decide the exact trigger, method and instances of dying.
Varied information media shops have reported that Nick Reiner had a heated quarrel along with his mother and father on Saturday night time at a vacation get together hosted by comic Conan O’Brien.
Nick Reiner, the youthful of the Reiners’ two sons and their center little one, has publicly acknowledged a years-long wrestle with substance abuse. He has remained held with out bail at a Los Angeles County lockup since he was booked on suspicion of homicide on Sunday night time.
Neither Hochman nor Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell would say whether or not Reiner was underneath the affect of any medication or alcohol when he was arrested, or whether or not he gave any statements to police.
Outstanding Los Angeles protection legal professional Alan Jackson, representing Reiner, stated his shopper had but to be medically cleared for his preliminary courtroom look on Tuesday, however might be arraigned on Wednesday.
Acquiring medical clearance for courtroom appearances was routine for all felony defendants, Hochman stated.
ROB REINER’S HOLLYWOOD LEGACY
Nick Reiner has spoken about durations of homelessness that occurred when he refused to hunt therapy for substance abuse, saying he entered rehab for the primary of many situations at age 15. These experiences impressed the film “Being Charlie,” co-written by Reiner and his father.
“It was essentially the most private factor I’ve ever been concerned in,” Rob Reiner instructed podcaster Marc Maron in 2016.
As an actor, Rob Reiner was greatest remembered for his function on the TV comedy “All within the Household” as Mike “Meathead” Stivic, the son-in-law and liberal foil of the lead character, working-class bigot Archie Bunker, performed by Carroll O’Connor.
Reiner went on to a prolific Hollywood profession as a filmmaker, directing such in style motion pictures as “This Is Spinal Faucet,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Stand by Me,” “A Few Good Males,” “Distress” and “The American President.”
A sequel to the mockumentary “This Is Spinal Faucet” was launched this 12 months, 41 years after the unique.
His spouse, Michele, was at one time a photographer who captured the picture of Donald Trump that seems on the quilt of his e book “Trump: The Artwork of the Deal.” She and Rob Reiner met whereas he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and so they married in 1989.
Rob Reiner, a local of New York Metropolis and son of the late comedy author and actor Carl Reiner, additionally was well-known for his political activism and as a supporter of the Democratic Celebration.
He was first married to Penny Marshall, who starred within the TV sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” and was additionally a producer and director. He was the adoptive father to Marshall’s daughter.
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