The son of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner has been jailed as a suspect in the killing of his parents after they were found dead in their home over the weekend, Los Angeles police said on Monday.
Nick Reiner, 32, who had struggled with substance abuse, was taken into custody on Sunday night and “booked for murder” in the county jail, where he remained without bail, the police department said in a statement.
Homicide detectives would present their case on Tuesday to the county district attorney’s office to consider formal charges, police said.
Rob Reiner, 78, director of such beloved films as When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride, and his wife Michele, 70, were found slain at their home in the upscale Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
The Los Angeles Police Department said its investigation “determined that the Reiners were the victims of homicide” and their son “was responsible for their deaths”. Multiple reports said they had been stabbed to death or had their throats slit.