New details about Rob Reiner’s death revealed
Rob Reiner and the official death of his wife Michele have revealed new details about their death.
Obtained by PEOPLE on Tuesday, December 23, the documents confirmed that Rob, 78, and Michele, 70, died of “multiple blunt force injuries” inside their Los Angeles home on Sunday, December 14, caused “with [a] knife, by another.” The time between the onset of injuries and death is listed as “minutes.”
The death certificates show Rob was found first, around 3:45 p.m., and Michele, who is referred to as a “widow,” was discovered at 3:46 p.m.
They have since been cremated, according to the death certificates. PEOPLE previously reported that their bodies were repatriated to the family on December 19.
Rob and Michele's 32-year-old son Nick has been arrested in connection with their murders and is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his parents.
Nick is being held without bail. He appeared briefly in court on December 17, but has not yet entered a plea.
According to multiple reports, Nick was being treated for schizophrenia prior to the murders.
Who found Rob Reiner's body?
The couple was found murdered in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, sources said earlier TMZ that the couple was discovered by their daughter Romy.
The source added that Romy told police that her “dangerous” brother Nick lived there and “may have been behind the murders and should be considered a suspect.”
Romy told police that Nick was not there when they arrived, however, he was eventually found and arrested at approximately 9:15 a.m. Sunday.
What happened the night before the murder?
It has now emerged that Rob and his son got into a “heated row” at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party on Saturday night.
Sources told PEOPLE: “Nick scared everyone, acted crazy, kept asking people if they were famous.” Rob and Michele, then after said left the party after the argument, according to TMZ.
Who is Nick Reiner?
Nick is Rob and Michele's middle child and has often spoken about his long battle with drug addiction that began in his early teens and eventually left him homeless.
In a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, Nick told the outlet that his stints in and out of rehab began around age 15, however, as his addiction worsened, he moved further away from home and spent large stretches of time homeless in other US states.
Nick told the outlet that the nights and sometimes weeks he spent sleeping outside later became the inspiration for the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, which he co-wrote.
“Well, I've been home for a really long time, and I've kind of acclimated to being in LA and being around my family,” Nick told the outlet at the time.
Over two marriages, Rob was the father of four children, including one adopted daughter from his first marriage to Penny Marshall and three children he shared with Michele.
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