Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son (Exclusive Sources)

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Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home, and their son Nick is now being questioned by police.

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  • Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14. Authorities responding to a medical aid call around 3:30 p.m. discovered their bodies
  • Multiple sources tell PEOPLE that the killer was the couple's son, Nick Reiner
  • Nick Reiner previously spoke publicly about his long battle with drug addiction and periods of homelessness
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, according to multiple sources who have spoken with family members. Police have not yet confirmed the account.

On Sunday, Dec. 14, at about 3:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was called to a home to provide medical aid, the LAFD told PEOPLE. Upon arrival, they found a man, 78, and a woman, 68, dead. Sources confirm the victims were Rob and Michele.

Police say Nick, 32, is alive and being questioned. No arrests have been made.

Rob is a director, producer and actor whose career includes some of Hollywood's most beloved films — from his 1984 directorial debut, This Is Spinal Tap, to Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).

He first became famous for his role as Mike on the Norman Lear TV sitcom All in the Family.

Rob was born in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1947. His father was legendary comedian Carl Reiner and his mother was actress and singer Estelle Lebost.

Rob and Michele met when Rob directed When Harry Met Sally, and the couple married in 1989 before having three children.

Previously, Rob was married to the late Penny Marshall, who died in 2018 at age 75 of complications from diabetes.

In a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, Nick spoke about his years-long struggle with drug addiction, which began in his early teens and eventually left him living on the streets. He said he cycled in and out of rehab beginning around age 15, but as his addiction escalated, he drifted farther from home and spent significant stretches homeless in multiple states.

Nick told PEOPLE that the chaotic period of addiction — including nights and sometimes weeks sleeping outside — later became the basis for the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, which he co-wrote.
"Now, I've been home for a really long time, and I've sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. at the time.

 
The violence in this world is just too much. The way people treat each other is repugnant and the example of our elected officials is feeding the hate.

I know that Rob and his wife were killed by their troubled son and this was not political...but the nasty has to stop. :(
 
The violence in this world is just too much. The way people treat each other is repugnant and the example of our elected officials is feeding the hate.

I know that Rob and his wife were killed by their troubled son and this was not political...but the nasty has to stop. :(

I pray daily for peace to breakout all over our planet.

However, day by day, violence seems to prevail.

I also pray for those millions of people addicted to illegal drugs, those selling that poison, and those abusing drugs to reclaim their sanity.

I ponder the brothers, Cain and Abel, as to how contention lead one to murder the other.

In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices, each from his own fields, to God. God had regard for Abel's offering, but had no regard for Cain's. Cain killed Abel and God considered it murder, cursing Cain and sentencing him to a life of transience.

Sadly, peace, tranquility, and civility will one day reign. I doubt that I'll see it, however, I pray everyday that my children and grandchildren might one day live on a peaceful planet.
 
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