Rob Reiner and wife Michele’s bodies finally released to grieving family five days after grisly murders

The bodies of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been handed over to their devastated loved ones who can now hold their remains.

Reiner, 78, and Michele, 70, were found stabbed to death Sunday at their $13.5 million Brentwood mansion, where their 32-year-old son Nick was living in a guest house. Nick was arrested that night and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Nick had a long history of drug and mental health problems; he first went to rehab at age 15 and had gone through multiple periods of homelessness before his final stay at his parents’ guest house; While he admitted to ‘ruining’ it once, he was ‘totally in a high-end daze’ which kept him ‘up for days’.

The Daily Mail understands that Reiners’ shattered friends held a private memorial service for the couple on Monday, understanding that a funeral must be held within a day of death in line with Jewish tradition.

At this stage the Reiners could not be buried as the bodies needed to be autopsied, but that process has now been completed and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has released its report, the Daily Mail confirmed.

Autopsy results show that the couple died as a result of multiple sharps injuries; The cause of death was officially announced by authorities on Wednesday.

Also on Friday, a confidential medical order was filed with the court in Nick’s case.

The Reiners, who married in 1989, had three children: (from left) Jake, 34, Nick, 32, and Romy, 27; all filmed at Avery Fisher Hall in New York in 2014

Now the couple’s loved ones will have to wait for the coroner’s report, which will reportedly be completed within the next 90 days.

In addition to Nick, the Reiners had a daughter, Romy, 27, and another son, Jake, 34, who lived across the street. Rob Reiner also had an older daughter, Tracy, 61, whom he adopted from his first wife, Penny Marshall.

Reports claim that Romy was the person who found the bodies and that she allegedly told the police about a ‘dangerous’ family member who ‘must be a suspect’.

In addition to their children, the couple’s survivors include Rob Reiner’s siblings, painter Lucas Reiner and author Annie Reiner, as well as Michele’s sisters, rabbi Suzanne Singer, and children’s nonprofit CEO Martine Singer.

The memorial service was reportedly held Monday at Albert Brooks’ home, with a guest list that included Conan O’Brien, Billy Crystal, Bill Hader and Larry David.

Nick was charged that day with two counts of first-degree murder; If convicted, he could be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

He appeared in court Wednesday topless, wearing an anti-suicide vest, entered no plea and waived his right to a speedy trial.

That hearing is scheduled for January 7, giving top lawyer Alan Jackson more time to prepare his case.

According to the information obtained by the Daily Mail, a memorial service was held at Albert Brooks’ house on Monday, with the participation of Conan O’Brien; Photo of (left to right) Brooks, O’Brien and Reiner taken in 2024

Nick’s substance abuse began at an early age, resulting in his first stint in rehab at the age of 15, and by the time he was 22, he had spent a staggering 17 stays in treatment facilities.

Nick, seen in September 2025, was arrested last Sunday after his parents were found stabbed to death and has since been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Jackson successfully prosecuted Phil Spector for murder and represented Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein as a defense attorney in his private practice.

Nick’s lawyer made a public statement saying there were “very, very complex and serious issues associated with this case.”

He requested that you ‘allow the system to proceed as it was designed to proceed throughout this process, rather than making hasty decisions’.

When asked who paid his fee, he replied: ‘I cannot comment.’

Under the ‘predator’s law’ in California law, Nick will not be able to inherit either of his parents’ $200 million estate if he is convicted of murder – although there is an exception if he successfully pleads insanity.

A source close to Rob Reiner told the Daily Mail this Monday that Nick They lived in their guesthouse, the same house he had torn down more than once, but it had been a revolving door his entire adult life..’

The source also claimed: ‘He was on methon, wouldn’t sleep for days and then he would have outbursts, breaking things, punching walls. He was a ticking time bomb. His drug use was getting worse and his family wanted him out.’

The friend claimed Nick “bragged about how he could get away with anything and took money from his parents for drugs and prostitution.”

The insider added: ‘He used to talk about these issues at meetings but then stopped going because he said it was too cult. He laughed more than once at the destruction of his parents’ guesthouse. He was very nonchalant about it.’

He appeared in court Wednesday topless, wearing an anti-suicide vest, did not enter a plea and waived his right to a speedy arraignment

The bodies were found by Reiners’ 27-year-old daughter Romy, who informed police about a ‘dangerous’ family member who ‘should have been suspicious’; Romy poses with Nick

Last Saturday, the night before Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead, Nick was seen having a ‘very loud argument’ with his parents at Conan O’Brien’s star-studded Christmas party, according to sources. TMZ.

At this point, Michele allegedly told her friends for months that they were trying to deal with Nick’s drug and mental problems, saying: ‘We tried everything.’

Nick’s substance abuse began at an early age, resulting in his first stint in rehab at the age of 15, and by the time he was 22, he had spent a staggering 17 stays in treatment facilities.

In 2015, Reiner directed Being Charlie, a film inspired by Nick’s rapid struggle with addiction, revealing the turmoil his family was going through.

Nick co-wrote the script, in which main character Charlie becomes angry at his parents’ approach to drug use, such as forced rehab trips.

Towards the end of the film, Charlie’s father apologizes for being so harsh on him; This speech of Reiner is described as an echo of reality.

While promoting the film the year of its release, Reiner expressed regret at relying so heavily on the advice of medical professionals when seeking help for Nick.

“We wouldn’t listen when Nick told us it wasn’t working,” he told the Los Angeles Times. ‘We were desperate and we listened to people when we should have listened to our son because they had diplomas on their walls.’

Reiner and Nick were photographed at the BUILD Series in 2016, promoting their film Being Charlie, which was inspired by Nick’s quick struggle with addiction.

Michele said: ‘We are so impressed by these people. They would tell us that he was a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. So we believed them.’

The following year, Nick opened up about his past experiences with addiction, saying that in previous years he had been homeless because he refused to submit to the treatments imposed on him.

“If I wanted to do it my way and not go to the programs they recommended, then I would have to be homeless,” he shared in an interview with People magazine.

‘I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas. I spent nights on the street. I stayed on the street for weeks. It wasn’t fun.’

“He finally quit drugs when he ‘got tired of doing it,'” he said. ‘I come from a nice family. I’m not supposed to be out on the streets and in homeless shelters doing all this crappy stuff.’

Two years later, he gave an interview in which he described how he once destroyed his parents’ guest house while under the influence.

“I was totally excited,” Dopey said on a 2018 episode of his podcast. ‘I think it was coke and something else. ‘I was up for days.’

He recalled ‘punching different things in my guesthouse’. I started with the television, then moved to the lamp. ‘Everything in the guesthouse is destroyed.’

While promoting Being Charlie in 2016, Nick explained that he “didn’t connect” with his father when he was younger, but working on the film “made me feel closer to him.”

He harbored hopes that he could maintain his sobriety and avoid sinking back into homelessness because ‘I could die while he was out.’ “Everything is luck in the BUILD Series,” he said. ‘You roll the dice and hope to succeed.’