The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has released new information regarding the timeline of the deaths of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The couple was allegedly killed in their Los Angeles home by their son, Nick Reiner.
On Tuesday, December 16, L.A. County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced in a press release that 32-year-old Nick Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing his parents in “approximately the early morning hours” of December 14.
“In approximately the early morning hours of December 14, Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, at their home in the 200 block of South Chadbourne Avenue in Brentwood,” the statement reads. “Nick Reiner fled but was arrested hours later that evening in Exposition Park.”
Speaking at a press conference, District Attorney Hochman stated that they have not yet determined the exact time of death for Rob or Michele. “I’m sorry we don’t have that kind of specificity yet,” he said. “We’re waiting on the coroner to be able to try and determine as best they can at this point the time of death.”
Hochman’s office confirmed that Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of murder, along with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. Additionally, there is a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon—a knife—in the crimes.
“Prosecuting cases involving family violence are some of the most challenging and heart-wrenching we face because of the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes,” District Attorney Hochman said. “Rob Reiner was one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation. His murder and his wife of more than 35 years, Michele Singer Reiner’s murder, are shocking and tragic. We owe it to their memory to pursue justice and accountability for the lives that were taken.”
As previously reported by PEOPLE, Nick Reiner was not at his parents’ home when authorities discovered their bodies. Hours after the killings, police located and arrested Nick near the University of Southern California campus at around 9:15 p.m. on December 14.
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