Nick Reiner on suicide watch after allegedly murdering parents Rob and Michele Reiner: report


Rob Reiner’s troubled son Nick has reportedly been placed on suicide watch after his arrest for allegedly stabbing the famed director and his wife to death inside their California home.

Nick Reiner is currently being held in administrative segregation and on suicide watch while behind bars at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told TMZ.


Los Angeles, CA September 9, 2025 Nick Reiner is pictured at last known public event while attending the Bleecker Street's "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" Los Angeles premiere at the Egyptian Theatre on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
Nick Reiner is reportedly on suicide watch Monday, the day after he allegedly stabbed his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, to death in their Los Angeles home. BACKGRID

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Legendary director Rob Reiner and his longtime wife have been found stabbed to death inside their Brentwood home and investigators are eyeing the couple’s troubled adult son as a person of interest, according to law enforcement sources.

Officers were called to the home Sunday afternoon, where they discovered a man and woman with stab wounds, according to sources.

The Los Angeles Fire Department told NBC Los Angeles that a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were found dead inside the home. 

Post sources confirmed the bodies discovered were the longtime couple, who married in 1989. The couple’s 32-year-old son and screenwriter Nick Reiner is a person of interest in the deadly stabbing, the sources added.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” Reiner’s family said in a statement.

A knife is believed to have been used in the attack, sources said.
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Michele and Rob Reiner were found fatally stabbed in their Brentwood, Los Angeles home Sunday afternoon. @michelereiner/Instagram

Reiner, 32, was arrested on murder charges and is being held without bail after cops found the “The Princess Bride” director and his wife, Michele, stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Sunday afternoon.

The son of the legendary director has been in and out of rehab for his drug addiction and has faced mental health struggles over the years.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.



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