Horrific details on the nature ofĀ Rob ReinerĀ and his wife’s murder have emerged after their dead bodies were found inside their Los Angeles mansion.
Hollywood legend Reiner made many of the best-known movies of the 1980s and 1990s, including Stand By Me and The Princess Bride, legal thriller A Few Good MenĀ and romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally.Ā TheĀ Los Angeles FireĀ Department was called to the couple’s home at about 3.30pm on Sunday and found aĀ man, 78, and a woman, 70, dead in the property.
Sources confirmed the victims were Rob and Michele Reiner and that they had suffered stab wounds – and a family member is now being questioned by police.Ā The pair were found dead with their throats slit, according to TMZ.Ā DetectivesĀ are treating the incident as a double homicide and investigators are quizzing an unnamed family member. The couple’s daughter Romy, who lives across the street, is said to have made the grim discovery when she visited their sprawling six-bedroom estate yesterday afternoon.
The Reiners also had a son, Nick, 32, a screenwriter who has been known to have struggled with drug addiction and bouts ofĀ homelessness.Ā