It’s been just over two weeks since the bodies of beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer/producer Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered in their Brentwood mansion on December 14th. Yet the public still has more questions than answers about the details of exactly what led to their shocking murders, and it looks like it may stay that way—at least for a while.
While fans of the This Is Spinal Tap The filmmakers have been eagerly awaiting the medical examiner’s report on the brutal murder, because their deaths are at the center of an ongoing investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it has ordered a “security hold” on any document “until further notice.”
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner released a statement that read in part:
“On December 24th at 10:30 am, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Department (Department) received a court order, initiated by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to place a security hold on Medical Examiner case numbers 2025-19480 and 2025-19481, Robert and Michele Reiner were prior release order, information is no longer available No other information or records of the case, including the Medical Examiner’s report, may be released or posted on the website until further notice.
Just before Christmas Day, the death certificates for Rob, 78, and his wife, 70, were released and indicated that the official cause of death was “multiple blunt force injuries” (or stab wounds) with the manner of death classified as homicide. It was noted that the Reiners died within minutes of their injuries.
Rob and Michele’s 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, was arrested just hours after his parents were discovered in the family home by their youngest child, Romy Reiner’s 28-year-old daughter.
Nick, who is being held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, has yet to be arraigned because of ongoing questions about his competency to stand trial. He made a brief court appearance on December 17, wearing shackles and a suicide prevention vest, but his court appearance is not officially scheduled until January 7.
Nick has retained high-powered defense attorney Alan Jackson, who has represented big-name clients such as Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey and who, this summer, helped secure an acquittal for Karen Read in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O’Keefe.
Jackson urged the public not to jump to conclusions about the case, saying: “We ask that, during this process, you allow the system to move forward in the way it was designed to move forward, not with a rush to judgment, not with a jump to conclusions, but with restraint and with dignity and with the respect that this system and this process deserve and that this family deserves.”
The LAPD closed its statement by acknowledging that they understand “the public’s interest in these cases and remain committed to transparency when possible. Information will be made available once the court order is lifted.”
This story was originally published by Men’s Journal on December 30, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men’s Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.