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Recent details have emerged concerning the shocking demises of esteemed filmmaker Rob Reiner and artist Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered at their Brentwood, Los Angeles property on Sunday.

The Alarm

According to a report quoting a family associate, a massage therapist arriving for an session was the first to notice something was wrong after failing to get inside the home. The therapist then contacted the couple's daughter, Romy Reiner, who lives nearby.

Upon entering the residence, Romy discovered her father's body. Reports state she then fled the house in anguish, without knowing at that moment that her mother's body was also present. Another individual who had accompanied her then dialed 911. Subsequently, first responders located Michele Singer Reiner's body.

Legal Charges

Law enforcement have charged the couple's 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, with two counts of premeditated murder, as well as the alleged use of a deadly weapon, said to be a knife. He is currently in custody without bail.

Clarifications

The anonymous source questioned several earlier details. They said that while Romy Reiner told emergency responders that her brother Nick lived in a guesthouse on the grounds, she did not point to him as a person of interest at that moment.

Additionally disputed circulated claims that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been especially "concerned" about Nick's actions in recent weeks. Instead the family was "familiar with working through [Nick's] problems together."

This refutation applies to reports of reportedly "unstable" behavior by Nick at a event hosted by Conan O'Brien on the night before the tragedy. While the source noted they were not in a position to confirm whether Rob had "scolded" his son at the party, they maintained that suggestions of a "major confrontation" between the two were untrue.

Ongoing Inquiry Details

As stated by law enforcement officials, the coroner had still not confirmed at that point whether the Reiners died on Saturday evening or on Sunday. Some accounts suggested the state of their bodies pointed to they had been deceased for a number of hours.

Nick Reiner was taken into custody at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Exposition Park area, roughly 15 miles from the family home. He was set to be arraigned on Tuesday, but his legal counsel, Alan Jackson, indicated his client had a medical issue and would be unable to attend until Wednesday at the earliest.