New videos appear to show the moments before Nick Reiner’s arrest for the murders of his parents, renowned Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.
One of the videos appears to show Nick Reiner, 32, moments before his arrest Sunday night near the University of Southern California. In the video, he wears jeans, a striped jacket, and a baseball cap. He is seen with a red backpack slung over one shoulder as he enters a gas station and buys a drink.
Another video shows him outside walking near a crosswalk as several police vehicles with flashing lights surround him. He can be seen in the video raising his hands.
Police said they found him thanks to “good, solid police work.”
Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, is arrested in Los Angeles on December 14, 2025.
Los Angeles Police
Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, is arrested in Los Angeles on December 14, 2025.
Los Angeles Police
Nick Reiner was charged Tuesday with two counts of first degree murderwith the special circumstance of multiple murders, for allegedly stabbing his parents to death early Sunday morning, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
Nick Reiner, who has not yet appeared in court, is represented by Alan Jackson, who helped defend Karen Read in Massachusetts
Nick Reiner arrives at the premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood in Los Angeles.
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Watch the ABC News special, “The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy” streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty, Hochman said.
“So far no decision has been made regarding the death penalty,” Hochman said.
The Reiners’ daughter found her parents’ bodies in their Brentwood home on Sunday, sources told ABC News.
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner arrive at the 2019 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner on March 30, 2019 in Los Angeles.
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A neighbor told ABC News that actors Billy Crystal and Larry David were seen at the house after police arrived on Sunday, and the neighbor said, “Billy looked like he was about to cry.”
Nick Reiner, who lived on his parents’ property, according to a former family security guard, had spoken openly about his struggle with drug addiction since he was a teenager. In 2016, Nick Reiner worked with his dad in the film “Being Charlie,” which drew heavily on his struggle with drug addiction.
Sources told ABC News that Nick Reiner got into an argument with his father at a party Saturday night and was seen acting strangely.
“Prosecuting cases involving family violence is some of the most challenging and heartbreaking we face due to the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes,” Hochman said in a statement Tuesday.
ABC News’ Kerem Inal contributed to this report.
