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'What the hell do you say?' Elder son of Rob Reiner speaks out on parents’ murders
Jake Reiner calls parents ‘center’ of his life and says brother being at ‘center’ of loss is ‘almost too impossible to process’
TL;DR
- Jake Reiner, elder son of director Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner, wrote an essay about his parents' murders.
- His parents were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home.
- His younger brother, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
- Jake described the loss as devastating, particularly because his brother is at the "center" of the event.
- He shared personal memories of his parents, including watching baseball games with his father and Les Misérables with his mother.
- Jake asked for "love and compassion" in the wake of his parents' deaths.
- Rob Reiner was a renowned director known for films like 'When Harry Met Sally...' and 'The Princess Bride'.
- Nick Reiner's past struggles with addiction and homelessness were previously depicted in the film 'Being Charlie', directed by Rob Reiner.
- A preliminary hearing for Nick Reiner's case is scheduled, and he faces potential life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted.