It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration for Rob and Michele Reiner.
They attended Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday and planned to meet Barack and Michelle Obama Sunday night.
But that gathering with the first lady and 44th president never happened.
The couple were found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday afternoon, and their son Nick Reiner was arrested on suspicion of murder.
More details are emerging about that fateful weekend, but a full accounting of what transpired has yet to be revealed.
Nick Reiner had a long history of substance abuse problems and gave numerous interviews about his attempts at rehab and stints of homelessness. He said he was in recovery at age 22, when he and his father produced a film based on his struggles, but at age 24 said in a podcast interview that he had since relapsed on methamphetamine.
Reiner was living in the guesthouse on his parents’ property, according to family friends. The family had become increasingly concerned about his mental health and had expressed those concerns in recent weeks.
On Saturday night, Nick and his parents were at the same holiday event.
That night, the 32-year-old got into a fight with his parents at the party at O’Brien’s house, the Reiners’ friends told The Times. People at the party remarked that Nick was acting strangely at the event, they said.
On Sunday night, law enforcement officers investigate near the Reiners’ home.
(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times)
It remains unclear when the Reiners were killed. Michelle Obama revealed that she and Barack Obama planned to meet with Reiners that Sunday evening.
“We were supposed to be seeing them that night,” she told Jimmy Kimmel on his show Monday. “Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know.”
L.A. Police Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said that the initial 911 call came at around 3:40 p.m. Sunday from inside the home, which is in the 200 block of…