Wellness Check Calls Brought Police to Rob Reiner’s Home Years Before Killings

LAPD records reviewed by PEOPLE detail two police responses to Rob Reiner’s Brentwood residence in 2019

Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer attend "The Bucket List" premiere on December 16, 2007 in Hollywood, California ; The entrance to Rob Reiner's residence on December 15, 2025 in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, California.

Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer attend “The Bucket List” premiere on December 16, 2007 in Hollywood, California ; The entrance to Rob Reiner’s residence on December 15, 2025 in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, California.Credit :

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  1. Police responded to two calls for service at Rob Reiner’s Los Angeles residence in 2019, one classified as a welfare check and another marked as mental health–related, records confirm
  2. The records do not specify who contacted law enforcement or who was the subject of either call
  3. Rob, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 70 were found killed in their home on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025

Police responded to welfare check calls at Rob Reiner’s Los Angeles home on at least two occasions in the years before he and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed at the residence. Their son, Nick Reiner, who lived on the property, has been charged in connection with their murder.

Records obtained by PEOPLE show that police went to the Brentwood home twice in 2019 — once for a call coded as a welfare check and once for a call classified as mental health–related.

The first call, placed at 9:51 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2019, was logged as a welfare check that instructed officers to “go to” a woman upon arrival, according to LAPD records reviewed by PEOPLE. Officers arrived at the home at 10:12 p.m., completed the call, and reported the incident to a supervisor.

An aerial view of director Rob Reiner's home on December 15, 2025 in Brentwood, California. The LAPD confirmed that Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in the Brentwood home. Their son Nick has been arrested in connection to their deaths.

An aerial view of director Rob Reiner’s home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., taken on Dec. 15, 2015, one day after they were found dead inside the residence.

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Months later, on Sept. 27, 2019, police responded to a mental health–related call for service involving a male individual placed at 4:24 p.m. Officers arrived at the residence at 5:07 p.m. and informed a supervisor that they found “no indication of mental illness,” the records state.

The records do not identify the person who contacted police or the individual who was the subject of either call.

The Daily Mail was first to report the calls made to police.

Nick, 32 — who was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia — is facing two counts of first-degree murder following the deaths of his parents, Rob, 78, and Michele, 70. Prosecutors allege the couple was killed during the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14, inside their home in Los Angeles.

Jake Reiner, Romy Reiner, Rob Reiner, and Michele Reiner attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Three days later, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that both victims died from multiple sharp-force injuries and classified the deaths as homicides.

Approximately six hours after the bodies were discovered, authorities arrested Nick near the University of Southern California. He remains in custody without bail, and his arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026. Authorities have not publicly shared a possible motive.

The night prior to the killings, Rob and his son were involved in what sources described to PEOPLE as a “very loud argument” at a party hosted by Conan O’Brien on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Nick has previously spoken about long-standing struggles with addiction and periods of homelessness that began during his teenage years. A source close to the family recently told PEOPLE that Rob and Michele “tried everything — giving him space, keeping him close — but his struggles run very deep. It’s every parent’s worst fear.”

Rob and Michele married in 1989 after meeting while he was directing When Harry Met Sally…. In addition to Nick, they share son Jake and daughter Romy. Rob was also dad to daughter Tracy, whom he adopted during his marriage to the late Penny Marshall.

In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Dec. 17, Jake and Romy said the loss of their parents has caused “unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day.” The siblings also asked for privacy and thanked the public for their condolences.

Rob is known for having directed beloved films, including This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally… (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).