Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,823 posts)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:06 PM Dec 14

UPDATED THREAD TITLE: Rob Reiner and wife were stabbed to death. THE SON DID IT.

Last edited Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:00 PM - Edit history (2)

Has the world gone mad... no link... I'm hearing on media


edit to add link

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/2-found-dead-at-brentwood-mansion-owned-by-director-rob-reiner/3815886/

77 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
UPDATED THREAD TITLE: Rob Reiner and wife were stabbed to death. THE SON DID IT. (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 OP
Neighbors dweller Dec 14 #1
I'm thinking of that other elderly celebrity couple who both died at home... name escapes me... BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #3
Gene Hackman and his wife NewHendoLib Dec 14 #5
thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #26
They weren't murdered, thankfully... radical noodle Dec 14 #63
Gene Hackman and his wife? Drum Dec 14 #6
yes. thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #13
I believe you are thinking of Gene Hackman and his wife Raven123 Dec 14 #7
yes. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #14
Gene Hackman dweller Dec 14 #8
That was Gene Hackman... 2naSalit Dec 14 #9
gene hackman? rampartd Dec 14 #10
...and his wife C Moon Dec 15 #69
Sadly, nothing would surprise me these days... RockRaven Dec 14 #2
so much chaos lately BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #16
Yikes! 2naSalit Dec 14 #4
deceased are aged 78 and 68 rollin74 Dec 14 #11
78 and 68 are suspiciously specific ages for "approximations." rsdsharp Dec 14 #31
Article from NBC. yellow dahlia Dec 14 #12
Oh no. milestogo Dec 14 #15
Not good. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 14 #17
Shit newdeal2 Dec 14 #18
Yeah, the ages were very specific PatSeg Dec 14 #54
Wikipedia lists Rob Reiner as deceased as of today DBoon Dec 14 #19
That's not a news source . But, I think we will find out something soon. mucifer Dec 14 #21
FWIW, Rob Reiner has been reported deceased, like, a Brazilian times. Brother Buzz Dec 14 #22
CNN is reporting now BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #30
Yes, the investigation is being covered by everyone Brother Buzz Dec 14 #41
it just got changed back to indicate that he is still alive rollin74 Dec 14 #23
That was edited out dweller Dec 14 #27
They changed it. Kingofalldems Dec 14 #33
oh no Maru Kitteh Dec 14 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Tribetime Dec 14 #24
This is new news. Morbius Dec 14 #28
Rob Reiner is a strong progressive, not just a director BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #35
That worries me, i hope I'm wrong. dem4decades Dec 14 #37
today BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #29
But it seems that there was no fire. milestogo Dec 14 #34
LA Fire Dept also has paramedic/ambulance services rollin74 Dec 14 #38
Understood. milestogo Dec 14 #39
You're probably thinking of Gene Hackman and his wife. ShazzieB Dec 15 #74
Please no! MustLoveBeagles Dec 14 #25
Good God what a weekend. RandySF Dec 14 #32
yes, what a weekend. Reiner had a movie come out this year... an update on 'this is spinal tap' BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #47
CNN is reporting on it But no additional information mucifer Dec 14 #36
Isn't he Jewish? RandySF Dec 14 #40
Yes, and it's the first night of Chanukah. mucifer Dec 14 #43
They are reporting LA robbery-homicide is there too nt Bookreadingliberal53 Dec 14 #42
They would be as the deaths are suspicious dflprincess Dec 14 #45
From the linked article: Wiz Imp Dec 14 #56
At the time I posted, they still hadn't confirmed the manner of death dflprincess Dec 14 #60
Long before the cause of death was revealed Wiz Imp Dec 14 #62
TY.. How Sad and Curious... I take Cha Dec 14 #44
it's a mansion. Caretakers could have been in the home but Rob Reiner would speak up and say "I'm ok" BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #46
I just searched it... I thought Investigators Cha Dec 14 #48
That (that they were not there) is not a given, at this point - Ms. Toad Dec 14 #51
TY.. I just realized that when I searched how Cha Dec 14 #52
TMZ is reporting it is them newdeal2 Dec 14 #49
CNN and the local LA ABC affiliate is saying the LAPD hasn't confirmed who the victims are dflprincess Dec 14 #59
UPdate: TMZ... Reiner and wife were found stabbed to death BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #50
OMG!!! Grim Chieftain Dec 14 #53
How awful. BlueKota Dec 14 #55
The Hollywood Reporter is also reporting that Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered Wiz Imp Dec 14 #57
Whatever motive, this is really sad. Liked Meathead from moment I saw that character. Silent Type Dec 14 #58
He was a major force in the film industry. calimary Dec 15 #73
people mag... the son BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 14 #61
My gawd. LittleGirl Dec 14 #64
Nick Reiner, Rob's son, is being identified as the killer. mn9driver Dec 14 #65
LAPD is not saying that dflprincess Dec 15 #68
That's just horrible Catherine Vincent Dec 14 #66
He was an excellent director Melon Dec 15 #67
People magazine is the only source that I can find claiming it was his son. C Moon Dec 15 #70
agreed. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 15 #71
People article although now some international Melon Dec 15 #72
MAGA types try tying every crime to Trans or Muslim. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 15 #75
Fwiw, bear in mind Marshall McLuhan's prediction re- the "Global Village": snot Dec 15 #76
Internet plus smart phone does encourage doom scrolling BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 15 #77

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,823 posts)
3. I'm thinking of that other elderly celebrity couple who both died at home... name escapes me...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:10 PM
Dec 14

rsdsharp

(11,790 posts)
31. 78 and 68 are suspiciously specific ages for "approximations."
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:41 PM
Dec 14

Especially if one of the owners of the house is a well known, 78 year old male.

PatSeg

(52,146 posts)
54. Yeah, the ages were very specific
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:42 PM
Dec 14

They could have just said an elderly couple if they didn't want to disclose who the victims were.

DBoon

(24,714 posts)
19. Wikipedia lists Rob Reiner as deceased as of today
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:28 PM
Dec 14

No other information given about the reported

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Reiner

His current wife is listed as photographer Michele Singer

Brother Buzz

(39,566 posts)
41. Yes, the investigation is being covered by everyone
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:54 PM
Dec 14

I was only mentioned the rumors Rob Reiner’s death have repeatedly cropped up on the internet with no corroborating story, like someone was punking him.

Two bodies found in his home, one the right age, is all we have to march with at this time; I’m afraid it’s not looking good.

rollin74

(2,272 posts)
23. it just got changed back to indicate that he is still alive
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:34 PM
Dec 14

somebody updated it without waiting for confirmation

dweller

(27,835 posts)
27. That was edited out
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:37 PM
Dec 14

Added back , several edits to take out date of death …
Now added back again


WP:too soon




✌🏻

Response to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,823 posts)
29. today
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:38 PM
Dec 14

Two people were found dead Sunday afternoon inside a Brentwood home owned by director and actor Rob Reiner, multiple law enforcement sources told NBCLA.

The LA Fire Department said a man and a woman were found deceased inside, approximately 78 and 68 years old.

LAPD Robbery Homicide Division detectives were assigned to the case. Several other LAPD officials said they were aware of the investigation but could not share any information.

There is a large police presence at the home Sunday evening.

rollin74

(2,272 posts)
38. LA Fire Dept also has paramedic/ambulance services
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:44 PM
Dec 14

wouldn't be unusual to call out medics initially for a death investigation

and that appears to be what happened

paramedics responded first and then police were called to the scene

milestogo

(22,568 posts)
39. Understood.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:49 PM
Dec 14

When I first saw that the Fire Dept was reporting I assumed that the people in the home had died in a fire.

ShazzieB

(22,206 posts)
74. You're probably thinking of Gene Hackman and his wife.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:55 PM
Dec 15

That was back in February, as several people have noted.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,823 posts)
47. yes, what a weekend. Reiner had a movie come out this year... an update on 'this is spinal tap'
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:26 PM
Dec 14

dflprincess

(29,172 posts)
45. They would be as the deaths are suspicious
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:20 PM
Dec 14

but it could still turn out to be something like carbon monoxide. I hope for an awful accident and not violence.

Wiz Imp

(8,937 posts)
56. From the linked article:
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:46 PM
Dec 14
The LAPD said in a brief statement that two people were found deceased inside the home, and detectives from the Robbery Homicide Division were handling the case.


This was not carbon monoxide poisoning.

dflprincess

(29,172 posts)
60. At the time I posted, they still hadn't confirmed the manner of death
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:00 PM
Dec 14

I was hoping it wouldn't be violence.

Wiz Imp

(8,937 posts)
62. Long before the cause of death was revealed
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:07 PM
Dec 14

The initial articles all pointed out that it was being investigated by the Homicide Division. So all of the reporting made clear from moment one that it was believed to be a homicide.

Cha

(316,726 posts)
44. TY.. How Sad and Curious... I take
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:16 PM
Dec 14

it Rob and Michelle Reiner were not there at the time.

And how did the couple die?

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,823 posts)
46. it's a mansion. Caretakers could have been in the home but Rob Reiner would speak up and say "I'm ok"
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:21 PM
Dec 14

Cha

(316,726 posts)
48. I just searched it... I thought Investigators
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:28 PM
Dec 14

would have said if it were Rob Reiner and Michelle... but Rob Reine is 78.

So I should have had a question mark after my assumption they were not at their home.

Ms. Toad

(38,248 posts)
51. That (that they were not there) is not a given, at this point -
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:29 PM
Dec 14

Reiner is 78 and his wife is 68.

Cha

(316,726 posts)
52. TY.. I just realized that when I searched how
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:35 PM
Dec 14

old Rob Reiner is.

I thought wrongly that the investigators would have said if they were Rob and his wife Michelle.

dflprincess

(29,172 posts)
59. CNN and the local LA ABC affiliate is saying the LAPD hasn't confirmed who the victims are
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:58 PM
Dec 14

though I'm afraid TMZ is probably right.

Wiz Imp

(8,937 posts)
57. The Hollywood Reporter is also reporting that Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 10:51 PM
Dec 14
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rob-reiner-dead-harry-met-sally-princess-bride-all-in-family-1236450387/

Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Stand by Me’ Director and ‘All in the Family’ Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide (Report)
Rob Reiner, who directed such beloved Hollywood classics as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me and When Harry Met Sally after starring in the trailblazing sitcom All in the Family, died Sunday along with his wife, Michele, in their Brentwood home, TMZ reported. He was 78.

Reiner and his wife, 70, were found dead in their home on Chadbourne Avenue, with the couple “suffering lacerations consistent with a knife,” law enforcement sources told TMZ. The Los Angeles Fire Department had been called to their house at about 3:30 p.m., and LAPD Robbery Homicide Division detectives were investigating.

calimary

(89,034 posts)
73. He was a major force in the film industry.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:06 PM
Dec 15

Oscar nominee. Still had so much to contribute in terms of talent, creativity, and the means to do it well, and he had a great partner in his wife. A small comfort: they died together.




Damn. Just… Damn.

mn9driver

(4,821 posts)
65. Nick Reiner, Rob's son, is being identified as the killer.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:53 PM
Dec 14

He has had a troubled life due to addiction issues.

dflprincess

(29,172 posts)
68. LAPD is not saying that
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:01 AM
Dec 15

Have their press conference on now.

Though I can't imagine how People could report it if they didn't have some solid sources for it.

Melon

(1,079 posts)
67. He was an excellent director
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:00 AM
Dec 15

And contributed to our entertainment as a director and actor. Stabbing at the hands of your own son is a horrible way to go.

C Moon

(13,463 posts)
70. People magazine is the only source that I can find claiming it was his son.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:06 AM
Dec 15

For their sake, I hope they know what they're releasing, because that will be a big mistake if he didn't.

Melon

(1,079 posts)
72. People article although now some international
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:30 AM
Dec 15

Papers are carrying stories, but I believe they are linking back to the People article.

I’m also seeing a lot on FB and now X regarding his son transitioning to a woman, but I can’t find that in a reputable news source.

snot

(11,495 posts)
76. Fwiw, bear in mind Marshall McLuhan's prediction re- the "Global Village":
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 06:32 PM
Dec 15

He forsaw that with the advent of television and other electronic media, people would start hearing of shocking or tragic events from around the world, instead of just being aware of those in their local communities. As a result, even though such events may be happening no more frequently on a per capita basis than in the past, or even far less frequently, we develop an impression that horrible things are happening all the time, and can even fall into a state of continual, low or not-so-low -grade trauma.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»UPDATED THREAD TITLE: Rob...