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New information has come to light regarding the untimely passing of acclaimed director Rob Reiner and visual artist Michele Singer Reiner, whose remains were found at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on Sunday.

The Alarm

A source indicates referencing a confidential source, a practitioner scheduled for an session was the first to notice something was wrong after not being able to enter the home. This individual then contacted the couple's daughter, Romy Reiner, who lives close by.

When she went into the home, Romy discovered her father's body. Accounts indicate she then exited the property overwhelmed with grief, unaware at that moment that her mother's body was there as well. Her roommate who had gone with her promptly called 911. Subsequently, first responders discovered Michele Singer Reiner's body.

Legal Charges

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

Clarifications

The person close to the family questioned several previously reported details. It was stated that while Romy Reiner told first responders that her brother Nick lived in a detached unit on the grounds, she did not name him as a potential suspect at that juncture.

The source also pushed back against circulated notions that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been especially "worried" about Nick's actions in the preceding period. Rather the family was "used to working through [Nick's] problems together."

The statement also extends to accounts of reportedly "erratic" behavior by Nick at a event thrown by Conan O'Brien the evening prior to the discovery. While the source noted they were not in a position to confirm whether Rob had "rebuked" his son at the party, they asserted that suggestions of a "blow-up" between the two were not correct.

Ongoing Inquiry Timeline

Per law enforcement sources, the coroner had yet to determine as of Tuesday whether the Reiners died on Saturday evening or on Sunday. Preliminary accounts noted the state of their bodies pointed to they had been deceased for some hours.

Nick Reiner was taken into custody at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Exposition Park, about 15 miles from the family home. He was set to be arraigned on Tuesday, but his legal counsel, Alan Jackson, said his client had not been medically cleared and would be unable to attend until no sooner than Wednesday.