Overview
- LAFD responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the Brentwood residence and found the 78-year-old filmmaker and his 68-year-old wife dead inside.
- LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Division is leading the case, with investigators processing warrants and interviewing family members.
- Police have not released an official cause of death, though multiple reports cite stab-type wounds and there were no obvious signs of forced entry.
- The couple were reportedly discovered by their daughter Romy, and police say their son Nick was taken into custody Sunday night and charged with murder early Monday.
- Tributes arrived from colleagues and officials including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom, while President Trump’s online comments drew public criticism.