Overview
- Los Angeles County prosecutors filed two counts of first-degree murder against Nick Reiner and asked that the case be evaluated for special circumstances, saying no decision has been made on pursuing the death penalty.
- Investigators are mapping the timeline with forensics and records after reports of a heated dispute at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday and the discovery of the bodies on Sunday.
- Romy Reiner found her father and initially did not realize her mother was also dead, learning of Michele Singer’s death later from a paramedic, according to accounts cited by the New York Times.
- Media reports say Nick Reiner checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday and staff later found extensive blood in the room, a detail that authorities have not officially confirmed.
- Michelle Obama said the couple had been scheduled to join the Obamas for dinner on Sunday, underscoring how abruptly the weekend’s plans were cut short.