According to a December 17, 2025, report by The Guardian, Romy Reiner entered her parents’ Brentwood home after a massage therapist could not get in, found her father, and left without realizing her mother was also inside. The account was attributed to an unnamed person close to the family, as cited in a New York Times report; it was not presented as an official police timeline.
What the report says happened
The Guardian reported that a massage therapist arrived for an appointment but could not gain access to the home. The therapist contacted Romy Reiner, who then went inside. According to the account relayed by The Guardian, she found her father, Rob Reiner, and left in anguish without knowing that her mother, Michele Singer Reiner, was also inside.
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The same report says Romy’s roommate, who had accompanied her, called 911. Emergency responders then found Michele Singer Reiner. The Guardian attributed this sequence to an unnamed person close to the family, quoted in a New York Times report. It should be understood as attributed reporting, not as a confirmed account released by police.
What the official case updates say
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on December 16, 2025, that Nick Reiner had been charged with two counts of murder and related allegations. In an update dated August 12, 2026, the office said a grand jury indictment had been unsealed, Nick Reiner had pleaded not guilty, and the indictment included a special-circumstance allegation of murder by means of lying in wait.
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Those are allegations, not findings of guilt. The District Attorney’s Office says the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
