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New Details Emerge in Rob Reiner and Wife’s Murder Case

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Honoree Rob Reiner attends the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on April 28, 2014

Honoree Rob Reiner attends the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on April 28, 2014

ONGOING CHRONOLOGY OF THE ROB AND MICHELLE REINER CASE

Rob Reiner, a name synonymous with decades of iconic filmmaking, and his wife Michele were found dead in their home, launching an investigation that would dominate headlines throughout the day.

As fragments of information emerged hour by hour, the story took on an almost unbearable weight: a daughter’s discovery, an urgent emergency call, a family left reeling, and a suspect who vanished before being found just hours later.

What follows is a clear timeline of the day’s most critical moments — the facts as they were reported, as they happened.

An LAPD officer secures the scene with crime scene tape outside the Brentwood home of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner on December 14, 2025 | Source: Getty Images

An LAPD officer secures the scene with crime scene tape outside the Brentwood home of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner on December 14, 2025 | Source: Getty Images

The Discovery That Changed Everything

According to authorities, Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their home by their daughter, a moment that instantly turned a private family space into the center of an active investigation.

Law enforcement quickly identified the deaths as suspicious, and family reportedly believe the couple’s son, Nick Reiner, is responsible. At the time the bodies were discovered, Nick was not at the residence.

Rob Reiner and son Nick Reiner at the AOL Build Speaker Series in New York City, on May 4, 2016 | Source: Getty Images

Rob Reiner and son Nick Reiner at the AOL Build Speaker Series in New York City, on May 4, 2016 | Source: Getty Images

The report described the discovery as sudden and devastating, with police securing the home and beginning their investigation almost immediately.

A Dispatch Call Reveals Urgency

Shortly after the discovery, a firefighter placed a dispatch call for backupl from inside the Reiner home, audio of which later captured the raw urgency of the situation.

In the dispatch recording, the firefighter can be heard alerting operators to the seriousness of what responders were facing, prompting swift coordination between emergency services and law enforcement.

The audio, brief but intense, offered the first real glimpse into how quickly authorities realized the gravity of the situation.

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