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Recent details have emerged regarding the tragic deaths of renowned filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, whose remains were discovered at their Los Angeles home residence on Sunday.

A Alarm

A source indicates referencing a family associate, a massage therapist arriving for an session was the first to notice something was wrong after being unable to gain access the house. This individual then reached out to the couple's daughter, Romy Reiner, who resides nearby.

After gaining access to the house, Romy found her father's body. Reports state she then exited the property overwhelmed with grief, without knowing at that moment that her mother's body was there as well. Her roommate who had accompanied her contacted 911. Following this, first responders found Michele Singer Reiner's body.

Criminal Proceedings

Law enforcement have charged the couple's 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, with two counts of murder in the first degree, including the use of a dangerous weapon, said to be a knife. He is presently detained without bail.

Clarifications

The person close to the family also disputed several earlier details. They said that while Romy Reiner informed first responders that her brother Nick resided in a separate structure on the grounds, she did not point to him as a person of interest at that juncture.

Additionally pushed back against widely reported suggestions that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been unusually "apprehensive" about Nick's behavior in recent weeks. Instead the family was "used to working through [Nick's] problems together."

This refutation also extends to accounts of alleged "unpredictable" behavior by Nick at a party held by Conan O'Brien the evening prior to the tragedy. While the source stated they were not in a position to confirm whether Rob had "chastised" his son at the party, they asserted that claims of a "blow-up" between the two were inaccurate.

Investigation Timeline

Per law enforcement officials, the coroner had not yet established as of Tuesday whether the Reiners died Saturday night or on Sunday. Preliminary media reports indicated the state of their bodies implied they had been deceased for a period of time.

Nick Reiner was taken into custody at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Exposition Park area, about 15 miles from the family home. He was set to be arraigned on Tuesday, but his lawyer, Alan Jackson, said his client had a medical issue and would not be present until Wednesday at the earliest.