Rob Reiner’s troubled son Nick is in police custody following the murder of the famed director and wife Michele at their Brentwood home, law enforcement sources said Monday.
Nick Reiner, 32, has not been arrested, but is in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the sources said.
TMZ first reported the news.
He was detained Sunday night after police discovered the director of “The Princess Bride” and his longtime spouse hacked to death in their mansion, the sources said.
The couple’s daughter Romy found Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Reiner, 68, with their throats slashed around 3:30 p.m. Sunday and told cops that she believed a family member “should be suspect,” TMZ reported.
Romy told cops she thought that the relative was “dangerous,” according to the report.
Here’s the latest on the death of Rob Reiner:
Nick Reiner previously opened up about his battle with addiction and bouts of homelessness.
“I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,” Nick told People in a 2016 interview.
He said he first went to rehab at age 15, and ended up doing at least 17 stints in treatment.
He added: “I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.”
To help cope with his troubled life and demons, Nick Reiner told the celeb glossy that he co-wrote the semi-autobiographical movie “Being Charlie.”
His dad directed the 2015 film and “The Princess Bride” star Cary Elwes appeared in it.
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