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Son
charged
with
murder
in
deaths
of
filmmaker
Rob
Reiner
and wife
Michele
Li Haung
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LOS
ANGELES
- The
son of
acclaimed
filmmaker
Rob
Reiner
was
charged
Tuesday
with two
counts
of
first-degree
murder
in the
deaths
of his
parents
at their
Los
Angeles
home,
prosecutors
announced.
Nick
Reiner,
32,
faces
special
circumstances
murder
charges
in the
deaths
of his
father,
the
78-year-old
director
of "When
Harry
Met
Sally"
and "The
Princess
Bride,"
and his
stepmother,
photographer-producer
Michele
Singer
Reiner,
68, Los
Angeles
County
District
Attorney
Nathan
Hochman
said.
The
charges
carry a
maximum
sentence
of life
in
prison
without
the
possibility
of
parole.
The
couple's
daughter
discovered
their
bodies
Sunday
afternoon
at the
family's
Brentwood
home on
South
Chadbourne
Avenue,
authorities
said.
Emergency
responders
arrived
at
approximately
3:38
p.m.
Police
arrested
Nick
Reiner
about
9:15
p.m.
Sunday
in the
Exposition
Park
neighborhood
near the
University
of
Southern
California
campus.
Los
Angeles
Police
Deputy
Chief
Alan
Hamilton
said
Reiner
did not
resist
arrest.
Nick
Reiner
is being
held
without
bail and
will
appear
in court
after
receiving
medical
clearance,
officials
said.
Sources
told
investigators
that
Nick
Reiner
had
argued
with his
father
Saturday
night at
a
holiday
party at
comedian
Conan
O'Brien's
Los
Angeles
home.
The
younger
Reiner
co-wrote
the 2015
semi-autobiographical
film
"Being
Charlie"
with his
father.
The
movie
explored
their
relationship
and
Nick's
struggles
with
substance
abuse.
Hochman
said
mental
health
issues
could be
addressed
in
upcoming
court
proceedings
if the
defense
presents
such
evidence.
Rob
Reiner
directed
numerous
Hollywood
hits
over
four
decades,
including
"Stand
By Me,"
"A Few
Good
Men,"
"Misery"
and "The
American
President."
He also
gained
fame as
an actor
playing
Michael
"Meathead"
Stivic
on the
1970s
sitcom
"All in
the
Family."
Michele
Singer
Reiner
was a
photographer
and
producer
who had
been
married
to the
director
since
1989.
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