{"id":349457,"date":"2025-12-15T04:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/349457\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T04:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:49:11","slug":"rob-reiner-wife-found-stabbed-to-death-in-la-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/349457\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Reiner, wife found stabbed to death in LA home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 Legendary director Rob Reiner and his longtime wife have been found stabbed to death inside their Brentwood home and investigators are eyeing the couple\u2019s troubled adult son as a person of interest, according to law enforcement sources. <\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to the home Sunday afternoon, where they discovered a man and woman with stab wounds, according to cops and sources. <\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Fire Department told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/2-found-dead-at-brentwood-mansion-owned-by-director-rob-reiner\/3815886\/?utm_medium=share&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzskvTsxLT81JLdZLLCjQy8nMy9YPTo8M862KdDOLTLKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2y9c1PysxJVTUyCE5MSyzKBACeC0g7TQAAAA%3D%3D&amp;_branch_match_id=1528929693925722302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBC Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0that a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were found dead inside the home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ages match those of Reiner and his wife, Michele, and Post sources confirmed the bodies discovered were the longtime couple, who married in 1989. The couple\u2019s 32-year-old son and screenwriter Nick Reiner is a person of interest in the deadly stabbing, the sources added. <\/p>\n<p>Reiner, 78, is best known for directing a slew of classic \u201980s and \u201990s hit films, including \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally,\u201d \u201cThe Princess Bride,\u201d \u201cSpinal Tap\u201d and \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d\u00a0 Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Director Rob Reiner and his son Nick Reiner attend AOL Build Presents: \u201cBeing Charlie\u201d  at AOL Studios In New York on May 4, 2016. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Nick has been open about his issues battling drug addiction and homelessness in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/nick-reiner-rob-reiners-son-opens-up-about-drug-addiction-living-on-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he told People<\/a> in an interview in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The LAFD paramedics rushed to the home around 3:30 p.m. Shortly after, officers with the LAPD responded to the home following reports of an \u201cambulance death investigation,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives from LAPD\u2019s Robbery-Homicide Division were also at the scene, a spokesperson for the department said. A knife is believed to have been used in the attack, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>LAPD\u2019s RHD is a unit responsible for handling high-profile investigations across the city.<\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of Rob Reiner\u2019s Brentwood home, where paramedics and police responded Sunday after reports that two people were found dead. NBCLA<\/p>\n<p>Scenes from outside Reiner\u2019s Brentwood mansion on Dec. 14, 2025.<br \/>\n Jamie Paige<\/p>\n<p>Officers had the street blocked off in front of Reiner\u2019s house, and detectives could be seen going in and out of the residence.<\/p>\n<p>A Post reporter on the scene observed a man who identified himself as Rocco tell cops he was Reiner\u2019s assistant and offered assistance to access the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a devastating loss for our city and our country. Rob Reiner\u2019s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,\u201d said LA Mayor Karen Bass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob and his wife Michele. I knew Rob and have tremendous respect for him. Among his numerous contributions, Rob helped create First 5 California, a landmark initiative funded by a tobacco tax to support early childhood development programs. He and Michele fought for early childhood development and marriage equality, working to overturn Proposition 8. They were true champions for LGBTQ+ rights,\u201d Bass added.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in 2018. Brent N. Clarke\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Reiner\u2019s home was decked out in holiday decor. It\u2019s in a posh high-end Brentwood neighborhood with homes protected by large hedges and gates.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner and Michele married in 1989. The director was previously married to actress Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner, 78, is best known for directing a slew of classic \u201980s and \u201990s hit films, including \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally,\u201d \u201cThe Princess Bride,\u201d \u201cThis is Spinal Tap\u201d and \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He first rose to fame for his role as Mike \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic on the CBS sitcom \u201cAll in the Family,\u201d which landed him two Emmy Awards. <\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2014 Legendary director Rob Reiner and his longtime wife have been found stabbed to death inside&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,2356,88,451,694,15197,3,91565,32848,452,453,194],"class_list":["post-349457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-california","tag-entertainment","tag-headlines","tag-homicide","tag-lapd","tag-news","tag-rob-reiner","tag-stabbings","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}