\u201cThere are very, very complex and serious issues that are associated with this case. These need to be thoroughly but very carefully dealt with and examined and looked at and analysed.\u201d<\/p>\n
A growing makeshift memorial with flowers, candles and a letter are seen on the Hollywood Walk of Fame’s Star of the late US actor and director Rob Reiner. Photo \/ Frederic J Brown, AFP<\/p>\n
Jackson has so far refused to say who hired him.<\/p>\n
If convicted, Reiner could face life in prison without parole or the death penalty, although California does not routinely carry out capital punishment.<\/p>\n
Reiner was arrested on Sunday after the bodies of his 78-year-old film-maker father and mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were discovered at their home in the upmarket Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said Rob Reiner \u2013 who directed huge hits including When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men \u2013 and his wife were stabbed to death.<\/p>\n
Timeline<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, a picture began to emerge of the timeline of a weekend that has left Hollywood in shock.<\/p>\n
According to US media reports, Nick Reiner, who lived in a guest property at his parents\u2019 home, had attended a glitzy Hollywood party hosted by comedian Conan O\u2019Brien on Saturday, where some attendees spoke of his behaving erratically.<\/p>\n
Defence attorney Alan Jackson speaks to the press outside Los Angeles Superior Court. Photo \/ Caroline Brehman, AFP<\/p>\n
The New York Times, citing a source close to the family, said the couple had been due to dine with former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on Sunday evening, and had seemingly booked a massage appointment for that day.<\/p>\n
The paper said a therapist who arrived at the house had been unable to get an answer, so had contacted the couple\u2019s daughter, Romy Reiner.<\/p>\n
When she arrived with a friend, she discovered her father\u2019s body, and emergency services were called. Paramedics told her that her mother\u2019s body was also at the property.<\/p>\n
Entertainment outlet TMZ reported that Nick Reiner had checked in to a Santa Monica hotel early on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
At a press conference this week, investigators declined to say what time they believed the couple had died.<\/p>\n
Police arrested Reiner several kilometres away from the scene of the crime late on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
\u2018Devastating\u2019<\/p>\n
In a statement, Jake and Romy Reiner said the death of their parents was \u201chorrific and devastating\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWords cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren\u2019t just our parents; they were our best friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jake and Romy Reiner have said the death of their parents is “horrific and devastating”. Photo \/ Getty<\/p>\n
Rob Reiner, the son of legendary comedian Carl Reiner, started his showbiz career in acting.<\/p>\n
He won fame as the oafish son-in-law Michael \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic on groundbreaking 1970s sitcom All in the Family, before transitioning to directing. Even while leading behind the camera, he often appeared in cameo roles in his own films.<\/p>\n
As a director, he struck Hollywood gold.<\/p>\n
His output included classic films like 1984\u2019s rock music mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, fantasy gem The Princess Bride from 1987, and seminal coming-of-age movie Stand By Me.<\/p>\n
A Few Good Men, starring Hollywood heavyweights Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.<\/p>\n
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