Overview
- Jake Reiner, who published a personal Substack essay Friday, describes learning that his parents had been killed and says he spent a 45‑minute taxi ride to his childhood home in shock.
- He writes that he and his sister, Romy, are suffering daily and that losing both parents at once has left a constant, painful void.
- Prosecutors have charged his brother, Nick Reiner, with two counts of first‑degree murder; he has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.
- A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, April 29, where prosecutors are expected to lay out evidence in the case against Nick.
- Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found on December 14, 2025, in their Brentwood home with stab wounds, and authorities reported no signs of forced entry.