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Fresh particulars have surfaced about the shocking deaths of esteemed filmmaker Rob Reiner and visual artist Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were located at their Brentwood, Los Angeles residence on Sunday.

A Discovery

As detailed in an account citing a person close to the family, a therapist scheduled for an appointment initially became concerned after failing to get inside the residence. The practitioner then contacted the couple's daughter, Romy Reiner, who lives nearby.

Upon entering the home, Romy found her father's body. Reports state she then fled the house in anguish, unaware at that moment that her mother's body was also present. Another individual who had gone with her contacted 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 the charges of murder in the first degree, as well as the charge related to a weapon, said to be a knife. He is presently being held and denied bail.

Clarifications

The person close to the family questioned several earlier details. The source indicated that while Romy Reiner told first responders that her brother Nick lived in a detached unit on the property, she did not identify him as a suspect at that juncture.

Furthermore refuted published suggestions that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been unusually "worried" about Nick's actions in recent weeks. Rather the family was "used to working through [Nick's] problems together."

This refutation applies to descriptions of alleged "unpredictable" conduct by Nick at a gathering held by Conan O'Brien on the night before the tragedy. While the source said they were unable to confirm whether Rob had "scolded" his son at the party, they maintained that suggestions of a "heated argument" between the two were not correct.

Ongoing Inquiry Details

Per law enforcement officials, the medical examiner had not yet established as of Tuesday whether the Reiners died on Saturday evening or on Sunday. Some media reports indicated the state of their bodies implied they had been dead for some hours.

Nick Reiner was apprehended at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Exposition Park, some 15 miles from the scene. He was scheduled to have a hearing on Tuesday, but his lawyer, Alan Jackson, said his client had a medical issue and would not be present until Wednesday or later.