At least one member of Brown community doxxed in manhunt for shooter, officials claim
Brown University officials released a statement on Tuesday urging the public to avoid doxxing those affiliated with the university following a mass shooting Saturday that killed two students and wounded nine others.
The university said it has observed “harmful doxxing activity” directed toward at least one member of the Brown University community.
“It’s important to make clear that targeting individuals could do irrevocable harm,” school officials wrote in the statement. “Accusations, speculation and conspiracies we’re seeing on social media and in some news reports are irresponsible, harmful, and in some cases dangerous for the safety of individuals in our community.”
A number of websites pertaining to at least one individual affiliated with Brown University were removed Tuesday, Fox News Digital confirmed.
“It is not unusual as a safety measure to take steps to protect an individual’s safety when this kind of activity happens, including in regard to their online presence,” the school wrote in the statement.
Less than an hour earlier, Brown University President Christina Paxson was questioned about the internet scrubbing during a news conference, noting she was unaware of the activities.
“I have no knowledge of any scrubbed pages,” Paxson said. “This is the first I’ve heard of it.”
If the individual’s name had any relevance to the current investigation, the university said it would be “actively looking for this individual and providing information publicly.”
Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. told Fox News following a news conference Tuesday that Brown University’s security cameras are not linked to the agency’s real-time crime center.
“We’re still in the process of reaching out to different businesses, colleges [to] have them actually sign up to the program,” Perez said. “They were not connected.”
The chief added the building where the shooting happened, the Barus and Holley engineering building, is “old” with a camera system that “is not upgraded like some other areas.”
“I think we still would have responded, no matter what, because we responded within minutes and it had nothing to do with the camera systems, but I think what would have been helpful, more, is if obviously there was a newer system in place that would have helped us a lot more,” he said.
While Perez described the camera system as outdated, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha told reporters earlier there were “fewer, if any” cameras inside the older side of the recently remodeled building.
“That older part of the building, there are fewer, if any, cameras in that location, I imagine, because it’s an older building,” Neronha said. “As students are fleeing the area of the shooting, into the new part of the building, there are cameras in that brand new building that show that chaos. But the only video of the … suspected person of interest, you have it.”
Surveillance video released in the hunt for the
Brown University gunman shows a stocky, masked figure whose walk shifts from calm to restless and awkward—behavior a body language expert says signals classic “anomalies” seen in people acting with malicious intent.
“From a behavioral perspective, looking around, pacing and placing hands behind the back have been associated with many loitering-type behaviors and active surveillance of the environment rather than traveling through an area,” said Susan Constantine, a certified and licensed trainer in threat-assessment behavior. “This is consistent with behavior anomalies in persons of malintent.”
He soon raised red flags and displayed “a really important marker” showing the unique way that he walks, according to Constantine.
“When crossing the street in the middle of the block, the subject’s pace quickens, and he seems to be in a hurry,” she said. “His gait becomes hurried, and a more waddling gait can be seen. He has his right hand in his pocket. It is not possible to determine if he has a weapon or not, but concealing the hand and object within it inside a pocket is a form of concealment. The subject’s right lower leg also bows outward as he walks, resulting in an abnormal gait.”
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Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. said during a news conference Tuesday the agency only has video from outside the Barus and Holley engineering building, where two students were fatally shot and nine others were wounded on Saturday.
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Attorney General Peter Neronha added that while there are cameras inside the building, there was a major addition to the building within the last five years and the older section did not have many, if any cameras.
“The building is on the edge of the Brown campus,” Neronha said. “Where the shooting took place is at the edge of that building, and then you’re very quickly into a residential neighborhood.”
“There is no footage that depicts this individual that would be useful in identifying him, that we have not released you,” he continued. “I think you can tell from, frankly, the not very helpful quality of the initial footage, that our standard is pretty low. If we thought it was at all helpful, we would have and will release it.”
Perez said he could not confirm the person of interest’s age, or if he is a Brown University student.
The Providence Police Department, which has come under fire as the manhunt for the Brown University gunman drags into its third day, is continuing to lead the fatal shooting investigation with assistance from FBI Boston, despite calls for federal authorities to take over.
Though officials previously confirmed the FBI and ATF are assisting with the investigation, the case falls under local jurisdiction since there are no confirmed suspects in custody and no indictable federal crimes have been identified.
Some of the federal crimes that would automatically give the FBI lead jurisdiction include terrorism, interstate flight for a felony, hate crime charges under federal law, or a federal civil rights violation.
Federal involvement can expand later, if evidence suggests the alleged shooter crossed state lines, hate crime statutes apply, or other federal offenses were committed.
Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent with more than 20 years of service, told Fox News Digital the agency’s role is typically best suited to assisting local and state law enforcement with additional resources, and it is uncommon for them to take over the investigation.
“The third day into the investigation is often a time where there’s not much visible activity going on, so people think that the police have run out of work to do, or run out of theories, or they don’t know what to do or what’s going on,” Pack said. “That’s not the case. All these pieces of the puzzle that were collected over the past 72 hours, agents and analysts are in a huge command post assembling a master timeline to plug in each of these pieces of evidence.”
“They are going to take all these pieces of the puzzle, put those together to make that timeline, and that will hopefully develop more leads about where to go, [who to] look at, and who to talk to,” he continued.
Pack referred back to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing investigation, where Richard DesLauriers, former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division, was questioned about the agency’s involvement during that manhunt.
“[DesLauriers] said, ‘it’s one team, one fight,’ and so moving together, particularly in a city where they didn’t like the FBI that much because of [corruption scandals like] Whitey Bulger and some other things that really set the tone,” he said. “They were all there to do one thing, and that was to find, eventually what turned out to be, the Tsarnaev brothers and bring them to justice.”
Pack added prosecutors are likely on the ground in a joint operation center, as well as agents and police working together, to determine which agency combs through each form of evidence.
Law does allow Rhode Island State Police to take over the investigation if Providence Police formally requests they do so, though it appears such a request has not yet been made.
Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. announced during a news conference Tuesday the person of interest in the fatal Brown University mass shooting was “casing out” the area prior to the tragedy.
Video showed the person of interest in the neighborhood at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday, nearly six hours before the shooting.
“We also know in this profession there are many criminals who case out an area weeks and days prior,” Perez said. “It’s important for us to ensure that we can have you look at that and help us.”
“Our officers [and] our agents are looking at terabytes of data, and we’re looking for a moment that is shorter than somebody taking a breath,” he added. “It’s incredibly hard work to do that, and so we’re asking the public to assist us with that.”
A new video timeline released on Tuesday by FBI Boston shows a person of interest in the deadly Brown campus shooting walking near campus – and at one point after the shooting – walking by responding officers.
It traces the person of interest in 15 different video clips on Saturday.
The six and a half minute video shows the person of interest walking toward campus and, at one point, running.
The last video before the shooting shows the person of interest walking right next to the Barus & Holley building where the shooting happened.
FBI Boston posted the video timeline and then promptly deleted the X post. It’s unclear why the post was removed. The FBI Boston then reposted a shorter version of the timeline.
The Providence Police Department (PPD) on Tuesday released new “enhanced” video footage of the person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting.
Footage shows the unidentified person of interest walking past a home on the east side of Providence prior to the fatal shooting.
PPD released the minute-long video minutes after FBI Boston posted and quickly deleted a longer 6-minute video.
As authorities continue their search for the unidentified gunman accused of fatally shooting two Brown University students and wounding 9 others on Saturday, critics have called the university’s immediate response following the shooting into question.
Not only did Brown University’s Alert Siren on campus fail to activate, the first alert message sent out to students and staff came at 4:22 p.m., 17 minutes after the shooting happened.
The person of interest was seen walking away from the Barus and Holley engineering building on surveillance video at about 4:06 p.m., according to authorities.
The first BrownUAlert read: “There’s an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering. Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice. Remember: RUN, if you are in the affected location, evacuate safely if you can; HIDE, if evacuation is not possible, take cover; FIGHT, as a last resort, take action to protect yourself. Stay tuned for further safety information.”
The Providence Police Department (PPD), which continues to be the lead investigative agency on the case, sent out an alert 43 minutes after the shooting, at 4:49 p.m. Saturday, but did not confirm the nature of the incident.
“There is currently heavy Providence Police and Fire presence on Hope Street near Brown University,” PPD’s alert read. “Please exercise caution and avoid this area until further notice.”
Nearly an hour and a half after the shooting, at 5:33 p.m., police finally confirmed multiple people were shot “in the area of Brown University,” requesting students shelter in place.
Fox News’ Bryan Llenas contributed to this report.
Officials have released a new enhanced image of the person of interest being sought in connection with the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.
Attorney General of Rhode Island Peter Neronha told cable news network MS NOW that the “enhanced photograph” is a “major step forward” in identifying the person of interest.
Providence Police said authorities plan to release additional media related to the investigation.
Rhode Island Hospital on Tuesday said a second student wounded in the mass shooting at Brown University has been discharged.
Two students were killed and nine others were wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building on university’s campus in Providence. The hospital treated all nine wounded victims for gunshot injuries.
Of those victims remaining in the hospital, five patients were listed in critical stable condition; one was in critical condition; and one was listed in stable condition, the hospital said in an update Tuesday afternoon.
One student had been discharged shortly after being brought to the hospital on Saturday.
The hospital did not immediately provide updates on their specific injuries.
“Rhode Island Hospital is working closely with and providing support to all impacted family members and remains in continuous communication with Brown University,” the hospital said.
Brown University President Christina H. Paxson released a message to the community on Tuesday mourning the loss of two “beloved” students, Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, in a mass shooting that happened on campus over the weekend.
“Three days ago, we lost two members of our Brown community to an act of unimaginable and senseless violence,” Paxson wrote
. “These were two young people whose amazing promise was extinguished too soon.”
Paxson said Cook was a sophomore and Umurzokov was in his first semester.
“While it is impossible for words to fully convey Ella’s and Mukhammad’s impact and potential, I want to share a little bit about them as we grieve their loss and seek to honor their memories,” the message read, in part. “Both were brilliant and beloved — as members of our campus community, but even more by their friends and families. Our hearts continue to be with them in their profound sorrow.”
Paxson described Cook as an accomplished competitive pianist and a volunteer leader for the her church near her hometown in Alabama.
“She was known for her compassionate, loyal and courageous spirit, and we understand she was described by a church leader as a ‘tremendous bright light’ who brought peace and faith to all those around her,” Paxson wrote.
Umurzokov was “driven, conscientious and disciplined,” especially in his pursuit to become a neurosurgeon, the message said.
“A first-year student, he arrived this fall with a passion for medicine born from a personal experience, and he planned to concentrate in biochemistry and molecular biology to help realize his dream of becoming a doctor,” Paxson wrote. “His friends and family have spoken of his clear commitment to serving others.”
Cook is survived by her parents, her brother and sister. Umurzokov is survived by his parents and two sisters.
“America’s Most Wanted” co-host Callahan Walsh says investigators
are up against steep challenges in the Brown University shooting case as the search for the gunman enters a fourth day.
“The fact that there’s very little information is very concerning,” Walsh said Tuesday, pointing to a shortage of evidence on “Fox & Friends.”
Authorities released video of the suspect, believed to be about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build and dressed in dark clothing, but Walsh said the footage offers almost nothing for the public to work with.
“There’s a lot of people that match that description, unfortunately,” he said, adding that the grainy video is unlikely to generate an identification from anyone who doesn’t already know the suspect personally.
Fox News Digital has compiled all surveillance video that investigators have released as of Tuesday morning showing a person of interest wanted in connection with the
Brown University shooting.
The person of interest seen in the videos wearing all black and a face covering. The individual is seen walking on foot in what appears to be a residential area.
Investigators have described the person of interest as a male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.
The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest.
Authorities have said anyone with information can contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or the Providence Police Department at 401-272-3121. The public can also visit tips.fbi.gov.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
Fox News Digital observed a stream of FBI agents
— some wearing jackets with “Evidence Response Team” emblazoned on the back — heading into a rear entrance of the Barus and Holley engineering building early Tuesday on Brown University’s campus on the east side of Providence, R.I.
Crime scene tape is still set up around the property, and at another one of the building’s entrances nearby, a new memorial for the victims was growing. The attack on Saturday left two Brown University students dead and nine injured.
“For those who were injured and for those who should still be with us today, Rhode Island will always remember,” read one sign placed at the memorial.
“When is enough, enough?” read another.
Next to bouquets of flowers, a stack of dry erase markers lay on the ground, encouraging others to pay their respects.
On the other side of campus, where the police presence appeared scaled downward compared to recent days, mourners also paid tribute to the two deceased — Ella Cook, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, of Virginia.
“Our community will never be the same. Rest in peace, Ella + Mukhammad,” read one message there, while another, addressed to Mukhammad, said, “may you finally rest in peace, have solace and respite from this cruel world.”
Phoebe Peus, a close friend of Brown University shooting victim Ella Cook, gave a tearful tribute to her friend on “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday.
Peus, a senior, remembered the 19-year-old sophomore as “such a bright light” and “extremely welcoming.”
“It’s such a devastating loss, I can’t believe she’s not with us anymore,” Peus said of her friend.
Peus said she was in the Brown Republicans club along with Cook and a small group of other students. Cook was vice president of the Brown University College Republicans.
“Ella really was outspoken, and I just want to live through her in that way and make a difference,” she said.
Cook was unsure about what she wanted to pursue following college, according to Peus, starting as a French major and thinking about switching to economics to potentially pursue a career in policy.
“She was so bright she could have done what she wanted,” the senior said.
Fox News Digital walked the potential path that the suspected gunman took after the deadly shooting at Brown University on Saturday.
The shooting happened inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building around 4 p.m. Saturday. Two students were killed, and nine others were wounded.
The potential path shown begins outside the engineering building, crosses a street and continues down a sidewalk to a nearby intersection where a person of interest dressed in all black was seen walking on surveillance video released by police.
Authorities have since released additional surveillance videos showing the person of interest walking on the sidewalk through what appears to be a residential area.
The person of interest was described as a male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.
A vice president of College Republicans and an aspiring neurosurgeon have been identified as the two students killed in the mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday.
Ella Cook, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, of Virginia, were named as the two students killed when a gunman opened fire inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building on the campus of the university in Providence, Rhode Island. Nine other students were wounded.
Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham said Cook was one of its parishioners.
“Some of you haven’t heard, a lot of you have heard … [about] the tragedy yesterday at Brown University, the shooting of a number of people,” Rev. Craig Smalley said in a video the church posted of its Sunday service. “Tragically, one of our parishioners, Ella Cook, was one of those who was killed yesterday.”
Cook was a sophomore at the university. She was also vice president of the Brown University College Republicans.
Virginia leaders named Umurzokov as the second victim killed.
“I am heartbroken to learn that Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov — who just graduated from Midlothian High School — is among the victims of the horrific act of violence at Brown University,” Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger wrote on X.
Umurzokov’s family wrote in a GoFundMe post that he “had big dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people.”
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Former Department of Homeland Security
advisor Charles Marino joined “Fox & Friends First” to discuss the latest on the investigation into the fatal mass shooting at Brown University as officials released new images of a person of interest.
Marino said law enforcement will likely have to release more details on the investigation to the public as the hunt for a suspect continued on Tuesday.
“They’re kind of getting backed into a corner here and having to release more and more information,” he said. “Initially during these investigations, less is more in terms of the information that you’re putting out.”
Officials released new videos showing a person of interest dressed in all black and a face covering walking in what appears to be a residential area.
Marino said the surveillance videos were “underwhelming in general, but you never know what someone may pick up on,” like a type of jacket or style of walk.
“With respect to the video footage, you always want to put out information that’s going to assist the public and assist law enforcement in getting valid tips coming in,” he said.
Videos released by authorities shows a person of interest walking the streets hours before a gunman opened fire at Brown University.
The Providence Police Department released the footage to the public in an effort to identify the person seen on camera.
Authorities described him as approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.
Images show a person dressed in dark clothing with a face mask and beanie walking in what appears to be a residential area.
The gunman “definitely targeted” Brown University, though authorities are looking for other possible motives, officials said Monday.
“What I can tell you is that this individual definitely targeted Brown University,” Chief Colonel Oscar L. Perez, Jr. said at a news conference.
“Obviously, it’s something we’re looking into, as far as if there was anything else that he was targeting,” he added.
Perez said the families of the victims have been cooperative and that authorities were investigating reports that the gunman yelled something during the shooting.
Trump slams door on five more countries in major immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a travel ban by adding five more countries and imposing limits on others.
The move came as the Trump administration continues to tighten U.S. entry requirements and immigration standards.
“The restrictions and limitations imposed by the Proclamation are necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals about whom the United States lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they pose, garner cooperation from foreign governments, enforce our immigration laws, and advance other important foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives,” the proclamation states.
Through his actions on Tuesday, citizens from five countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria, as well as individuals holding Palestinian-Authority-issued travel documents – will face a ban on travel to the United States, the White House said. In addition, existing partial bans on Laos and Sierra Leone were expanded into full suspensions of entry.
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Another 15 countries – Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe – will face partial restrictions.
The proclamation also “narrows broad family-based immigrant visa carve-outs that carry demonstrated fraud risks, while preserving case-by-case waivers,” the White House said.
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In its announcement, the Trump administration said many of the countries on the travel ban suffer from “widespread corruption, fraudulent or unreliable civil documents and criminal records, and nonexistent birth-registration systems,” which makes it difficult to perform accurate vetting. Others refuse to share law-enforcement data, while others permit “Citizenship-by-Investment schemes that conceal identity and bypass vetting requirements and travel restrictions.”
In June, Trump announced a U.S. entry ban on citizens of 12 countries – Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – while also tightening restrictions on others: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Tuesday’s decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C. over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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At the time of the killing, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Rahmanullah Lakanwal was one of the many unvetted Afghans who were mass paroled into the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome under the Biden administration.
Lakanwal is accused of shooting U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who later died, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who is recovering.
Mother suffers burns on half her body in acid attack as FBI offers reward
A Georgia woman is on a long road to recovery after 50% of her body was burned in an “unprovoked acid attack” as police continue to search for her attacker.
According to the FBI Atlanta Field Office and the Savannah Police Department (SPD), Ashley Wasielewski, 46, was returning to her home near Forsyth Park, a 30-acre park in the historic district, when a man approached her from behind and poured acid on her.
The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. Dec. 10. Police are seeking an unknown male who was wearing dark clothing.
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According to the SPD, when they arrived on the scene, Wasielewski’s clothes were melted and so were her car keys. Witnesses say her screams were terrifying.
“We don’t know who did it,” her son, Westley Wasielewski, told The Associated Press. “She doesn’t have any enemies. She is a friend to everyone.”
According to a verified GoFundMe organized for Wasielewski, the attack left the mother with severe burns “covering over 50% of her body.” She was transported to the Augusta Burn Center for treatment.
A photo of Wasielewski showed the Georgia woman in bandages while receiving treatment in a hospital.
Wasielewski, the GoFundMe said, is stable but faces a long recovery, requiring specialized burn treatment, skin grafts and long-term follow-up support.
The FBI’s Atlanta branch announced a $5,000 reward Monday for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the attack.
On Tuesday, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said investigators have identified and are interviewing a “person of interest” seen in a widely circulated image following the attack.
The mayor said the individual in the image, dubbed the “Bugs Bunny guy” because of a black hoodie with a Bugs Bunny image, has been identified and came in voluntarily. Johnson said the person was not detained and has not been designated a suspect.
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SPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that, as of Tuesday afternoon, they were canvassing the area to compile doorbell video footage immediately following the attack.
Police Chief Lenny Gunther said detectives have been working around the clock and are reviewing video, following leads and interviewing witnesses.
“We have no evidence that this is part of a larger pattern or that there is an ongoing threat to the public,” Gunther said.
Johnson said the attack has shaken the community, and authorities have increased patrols in city parks out of an abundance of caution.
“Let me be clear: This kind of violence has no place in Savannah,” Johnson said in a statement.
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The FBI and Savannah Police Department have established a digital tip line for photos and videos that may aid in the investigation here.
Anyone with information about the attack is urged to contact the Savannah Police Department at 912-234-2020 or the FBI’s toll-free tip line at 1-800-225-5324.
US warns citizens to steer clear of volatile border in popular holiday destination
As tensions increase between Thailand and Cambodia, the United States government is warning Americans about traveling to the border area of the two countries.
The U.S. Embassy in Thailand issued a security alert to American tourists Dec. 16, warning of an “escalation of armed conflict” at the popular Asian destination.
“U.S. citizens should avoid all travel within 50 kilometers [about 31 miles] of the Thailand-Cambodia border, due to active hostilities and the unpredictable security situation,” the alert said.
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Conditions on both sides “remain volatile,” it added, and it is an “unpredictable security situation.”
Tourists already in the area are advised to follow instructions from Thai security services because the U.S. government has “limited ability to provide emergency services.”
Fighting broke out between the two countries Dec. 7 over a long-disputed border.
Over a dozen people on both sides of the border have been killed to date due to the fighting, with over a half million displaced, The Associated Press reported.
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The territorial dispute dates back to a long history of kingdom rivalry.
Modern-day disputes have centered on French colonial-era border maps, which Thailand denies.
Thailand and Cambodia share several border towns and crossings.
The most popular for travel and trade is Aranyaprathet on the Thai side, with Poipet most popular in Cambodia.
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The HBO hit miniseries “White Lotus” has persuaded many travelers to visit Thailand, with its scenic beaches and tranquil rainforests highlighted in Season 3 of the show.
Over 24 million international tourists visited Thailand from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 this year, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
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Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have persisted despite an October ceasefire negotiated by President Donald Trump, which brought an end to five days of fighting in July. That fighting led to the death of dozens of soldiers and civilians.
The agreement showed signs of strain last month when several Thai soldiers were injured by land mines in contested areas, leading the Thai government to announce it would suspend implementation of parts of the deal.
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Patrick Mahomes’ knee injury worse than first thought following surgery: report
It seems Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending knee injury is worse than initially imagined after successful surgery on Monday.
However, the Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback should still be on the same recovery timeline back to the field next year.
Mahomes reportedly tore his LCL as well as his ACL, according to NFL Network. The separate ligaments can complicate recovery, but the report adds that this doesn’t necessarily mean Mahomes’ rehab will be longer than nine months.
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The Chiefs announced on Monday that Mahomes, their 30-year-old franchise quarterback, immediately underwent surgery in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper to repair torn ligaments.
The announcement didn’t have any mention of another ligament being torn, though reporters tried to ask Andy Reid if there was anything else before the surgery.
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“It’s just what they put out there,” Reid said, regarding his team’s announcement. “We try not to hide too much from you, right? It’s not our game. I try to keep it right up front with you, so that’s the information that they had and they put it out for you.”
Reid was also asked if Mahomes was going to receive a second opinion on his injury, though immediate surgery shows he and the team wanted it done as quickly as possible to begin the recovery process.
That process will be long for Mahomes, but Reid is confident in his quarterback to do what’s necessary to ensure he doesn’t miss any time next season.
“I know the process of rehab and for sure he’ll get in there, and I know he’ll come out on the strong end of this thing,” Reid said. “As we go here, we’re finding a lot out about our team. Some of the young guys are having opportunities to play, we’re going to finish this season strong and with effort.”
After Mahomes’ injury in the fourth quarter, backup Gardner Minshew was unable to get the offense into field goal range for Harrison Butker to attempt a possible overtime-forcing field goal. With the 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention.
It will be the first time since 2014 the Chiefs are not in the playoffs, and many clock it as the end of the “dynasty” that has made three straight Super Bowl appearances, winning two of them before falling to the Philadelphia Eagles last year.
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The Chiefs will be evaluating their roster over the next three games, which includes Minshew starting the rest of the way under center. But all eyes will be focused on Mahomes this offseason, as it’s a bitter end to a roller-coaster season for Kansas City.
Joe Rogan criticizes liberal state policies for rise in mountain lion attacks on pets
Podcaster Joe Rogan mocked liberal state policies on Tuesday, arguing they allow mountain lions to run rampant and eat house pets in U.S. neighborhoods.
Rogan spoke with hunters Cameron Hanes and Adam Greentree on Tuesday about the taxidermied mountain lion displayed in his lobby. In life, this particular mountain lion had been notoriously destructive and was killed while it was eating a dairy cow from its rear end while it was immobilized on the ground.
“It’s like a werewolf’s loose in your town,” Rogan said, reviewing details of the creature’s rampage.
Rogan cited that one crisis is going on currently in Japan, where, as many hunters are aging out of the hobby, a surplus of brown bears has begun to attack humans. This has reached the point where the Japanese military has had to step in to help cull the bear population.
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He went on to criticize how certain states are doing too little to curb the mountain lion population, noting this predator has begun to make house pets a key part of its diet.
“They’re doing nothing to curb the population. And this is the thing is like people go, ‘Oh, it’s OK Let nature do its thing.’ No, it doesn’t do its thing. It kills your dog, OK?” he warned listeners on his podcast. “One of the things they found out in San Francisco in the Bay Area was when they do shoot these mountain lions, they’ve done an analysis of their diet. It’s 50% dogs and cats.”
He underlined, “50% of their diet is eating people’s pets. So, they’re hunting people’s pets. That means you are, if you’re a dog lover, you’re allowing a monster to eat your dog because you think that’s the right thing to do and to be kind with nature. No, you have to hunt them. You have to get them the f— away from you and keep a healthy population of them, because if you don’t do that, it comes back to bite you in the d—.”
Rogan, who has criticized the state numerous times in the past, went on to recall his own time living in California. He said deer are far rarer now because of the boom in the mountain lion population. By comparison, it’s far more common to see deer in Texas, he argued.
“You know why? Because there’s no mountain lions, and you can shoot them. California has a mountain lion problem.”
Hanes and Greentree both spoke about how the votes of people from major cities overwhelm those of people in rural areas. This can be an issue around election time when people in cities vote for policies that curb the abilities of people to keep such predators in check.
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Rogan shared a harrowing story from Hanes about being chased by a mountain lion while on an evening run in California and warned, “That is the consequences of letting monsters live in your neighborhood,” he said.
“That’s the difference between people that really understand what we’re talking about and people that are looking at this from this knee-jerk love and compassion for nature perspective,” he said.
He then mocked people who object to trophy hunting, arguing it might be better to call it “monster control.” He concluded, “I love animals, but I am on team ‘People.’”
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Over 200 House Dems vote against bill honoring American killed by illegal immigrant
Two hundred and one House Democrats voted against a bill that Republicans say would prevent dangerous migrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children from walking free on the streets.
The legislation passed in a 225-201 vote. Just seven Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of the bill: Reps. Adam Gray, D-Calif.; Jared Golden, D-Maine; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash.; Don Davis, D-N.C.; Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas.
The Kayla Hamilton Act is named after a 20-year-old woman with autism who was killed by a 16-year-old from El Salvador, Walter Javier Martinez, in 2022. Martinez pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in April.
Martiez came to the U.S. illegally as an unaccompanied minor and was a member of the notorious MS-13 gang, according to a press release from the Maryland State Attorney’s Office in Hartford County.
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The bill, led by Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., would heighten screening requirements for unaccompanied migrant children (UAC) who come to the U.S. undocumented in ways that Republicans argue could prevent future tragedies like Hamilton’s.
“I think in this one instance, a simple phone call to El Salvador would have kept him in a secure facility. An eyeball check on gang tattoos on his body would have kept him in the secure facility, because he had both. He would have never been on our streets. He would have been in a security facility pending his immigration hearing, which happens pretty quickly,” Fry told Fox News Digital Tuesday afternoon.
His bill would mandate that the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) screen unaccompanied minors for gang tattoos and place UACs who have such indicators in secure federal facilities rather than letting them go to a sponsor somewhere in the U.S.
It would also prohibit unaccompanied minors from going to sponsors who are also undocumented in the U.S.
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Regarding the sponsors they are placed with, the federal government would be required to do a background check on all adults in the household, which would include fingerprint scans and an immigration status check.
Progressives who argued against the bill on the House floor said it would harm already vulnerable children.
“Republicans are treating unaccompanied migrant children like criminals,” Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., said. “We must use every tool at our disposal to protect vulnerable children. … This bill criminalizes children and creates dangerous precedent that only makes them more vulnerable.”
Rep. Luz Rivas, D-Calif., said it “undermines and strips critical rights from vulnerable children” and “subjects children as young as 12 to strip searches.”
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Fry said in response, however, “We already do medical evaluations of children when they come into this country. It already is in practice. All we’re saying is if there’s a tattoo on your shoulder, on your forehead, that’s a gang tattoo, we’re saying, ‘Hey, maybe we shouldn’t let them out onto the streets.”
“I think some intellectual honesty is really important for them,” Fry told Fox News Digital after the debate. “They want to complain about medical evaluations for kids. That was a Democrat proposal. That was the Democrat law that they did. But if they want to misrepresent what this bill is about, just because they don’t like Trump, I think kids and their safety are more important than being mad at the president.”
White House rejects Biden bid to shield ‘autopen presidency’ records from Congress
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Joe Biden requested executive privilege amid the Congressional investigations into his administration’s use of the autopen, with the Trump administration rejecting the request Tuesday, Fox News Digital learned.
“I am concerned that disclosure of these materials would damage important institutional interests of the Presidency, including by impairing the ability of future Presidents to receive robust, candid advice from their close advisers. For these reasons, I hereby assert executive privilege over the documents listed,” Biden wrote in a letter to Archival Operations Division of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Oct. 1, 2025, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.
“I have raised no objections to multiple requests for Presidential records from my Administration, and hundreds of documents have already been provided to Congress pursuant to those requests, but the records now proposed for release include documents reflecting presidential decisionmaking and deliberations and other materials that are protected by executive privilege,” Biden wrote in the letter obtained by Fox Digital Tuesday.
White House Counsel David Warrington responded Tuesday to the request in a letter to NARA, denying the calls for executive immunity. Such immunity protects government officials, notably the president, from lawsuits or prosecution over actions conducted while performing official duties.
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“As President Trump has stated, the abuse of the autopen that took place during the Biden Presidency, and the extraordinary efforts to shield President Biden’s diminished faculties from the public, must be subject to a full accounting to ensure nothing similar ever happens again,” Warrington wrote.
“Similarly, President Biden’s repeated abuses of the rights of American citizens during the pandemic and his politically motivated efforts to investigate Members of Congress must also be subject to a full accounting to ensure nothing similar ever happens again. Congress has a compelling need in service of its legislative functions to understand the circumstances that led to all these horrific events,” the letter continued.
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office for comment on Tuesday afternoon on the denied request.
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Warrington pointed out that a thorough investigation also is needed because Biden’s signature requesting executive immunity did not match his signatures on the pardons he issues for his son Hunter Biden or other family members.
“Remarkably, that letter demonstrates the importance of these congressional investigations. President Biden’s signature does not match the one he used to pardon his family or his son,” Warrington wrote, including photos of the three different signatures.
An autopen is a machine programmed to replicate a person’s signature that has been used by presidents going back decades. The machine, however, has haunted the Biden administration since their exit from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as Congress digs into the use of the pen to sign official presidential documents.
Biden has denied accusations that official presidential documents were signed by the autopen without his knowledge, brushing off the accusations as “ridiculous.”
“Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations,” Biden said in a statement back in June as Trump and Republicans sounded off about the scandal. “Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”
The conservative think tank Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project first investigated the Biden administration’s use of an autopen earlier in 2025 and found that the same signature was on a bevy of executive orders and other official documents, while Biden’s signature on the document announcing his departure from the 2024 race varied from the apparent machine-produced signature. The reports led to speculation that Biden aides had approved of executive orders and sweeping pardons, not the president.
The Trump administration latched onto the findings, with Trump issuing repeated warnings that “whoever controlled the autopen controlled the presidency,” while also remarking, “I think it’s the biggest scandal maybe of the last 100 years in this country.”
TRUMP TO VOID ALL DOCUMENTS ALLEGEDLY SIGNED BY BIDEN VIA AUTOPEN, THREATENS PERJURY CHARGE
Trump announced earlier in December that he would terminate all documents allegedly signed by the Biden autopen.
“The Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in December, adding that roughly 92% of documents from the Biden era were signed by the autopen. “The Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office took the Presidency away from him.”
The House and Senate launched parallel efforts scrutinizing Biden’s use of an autopen, with House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer, R-Ky., leading the charge in the House, and the Senate Judiciary holding the “Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution” hearing in June.
Comer released a report in October on the committee’s findings while calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a review of all executive actions Biden signed during his four years in the Oval Office. The investigation focused on whether Biden’s inner circle of aides covered up signs of mental decline, and if the alleged cover-up extended to executive actions signed via autopen without Biden’s awareness.
The investigation included interviews with those in Biden’s inner circle, including his former White House physician Kevin O’Connor, former White House staff secretary Neera Tanden, former White House chief of staff Ron Klain and others.
The report stated: “Faced with the cognitive decline of President Joe Biden, White House aides — at the direction of the inner circle — hid the truth about the former president’s condition and fitness for office.”
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“The Biden Autopen Presidency will go down as one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. As Americans saw President Biden’s decline with their own eyes, Biden’s inner circle sought to deceive the public, cover-up his decline, and took unauthorized executive actions with the autopen that are now invalid,” Comer added in October.
House Democrats issued a rebuttal response to the investigation’s findings, responding that there was no evidence of wrongdoing or that Biden was unfit for office.
“Following more than a year of inquiry, extensive witness interviews, and significant time and effort expended by both Republican and Democratic staff, the Oversight Majority has failed to produce any evidence to support their allegations against President Biden,” House Democrats responded.
Warrington added in his letter that “the available evidence to date establishes a sufficient factual predicate for Congress’ investigations.”
“Any American, save for those paid to cover the President as ‘reporters’, could see that President Biden struggled to perform his duties,” the White House counsel continued, taking a jab at reporters who overwhelmingly did not cover Biden’s health concerns until the height of the election.
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“These are unique and extraordinary circumstances. Congress is examining an assault on the President’s constitutional duties, the civil liberties the Constitution provides all Americans, and the democratic institution of Congress itself. The constitutional protections of executive privilege should not be used to shield, from Congress or the public, information that reflects a clear and apparent effort to subvert the Constitution itself,” he added.
Concerns over Biden’s mental acuity have simmered for years, with conservatives sounding the alarm that it appeared the former Delaware senator’s mental edge was slipping before even the 2020 election cycle. Concerns over Biden’s health did not hit a fever pitch among the media and historical Democrat allies until June 2024, when the then-president delivered an abject failure of a presidential debate against Trump. Calls mounted among Democrats for Biden to drop out of the race in favor of a younger generation.
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Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race via a tweet on a Sunday afternoon in July 2024, passing the torch to then-Vice President Kamala Harris, who failed to defeat Trump at the ballot box after campaigning for just over 100 days.
Actor shares emotional throwback to classic film in tribute to Rob Reiner
Fred Savage, an actor that appeared in Rob Reiner’s “The Princess Bride,” took to Instagram on Monday to honor
the late star.
“He found me in a casting room in downtown Chicago and gave me the opportunity to be a part of something that has become so much bigger than anyone could have ever imagined,” Savage’s caption began.
Savage continued, “Who knew those two weeks in a bedroom set on the Shepperton Studio lot would last forever? His work was a gift to us all and I feel lucky to have been a part of it.”
Savage’s post included a picture of him and Reiner while on set of the classic movie. Savage starred as the grandson in “The Princess Bride.”
Michael Douglas, who appeared in a few of Rob Reiner’s movies, took to Instagram on Monday to honor the late director.
“A most tragic situation for two extraordinary people who gave so much to make a better world. Rob and Michele Reiner will be deeply missed,” Douglas captioned his post, which included a photo of himself and Reiner on set of “The American President.”
Douglas also appeared in Reiner’s “And So It Goes.”
Douglas’ wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, took to Instagram on Monday to address the tragic events going on in the world, include the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, the massacre on Bondi Beach and the Brown University shooting.
“Why do our friends need to be killed in their homes. Hate, violence and abusive rhetoric has permeated to levels of unimaginable toxicity. Across the board. Everywhere,” she captioned a picture of a lit candle.
Zeta-Jones concluded with, “There is room for us all here on a heavenly earth. Hell is filling up pretty quick.”
Zooey Deschanel is continuing to mourn her on-screen dad, Rob Reiner, after his death on Dec. 14.
Deschanel shared a video singing with Reiner while on set of the hit sitcom “New Girl.” Deschanel starred as Jessica Day and Reiner appeared in a few episodes as her father, Bob Day.
“Remembering the great Rob Reiner today,” she captioned her post.
“The Princess Bride” star Cary Elwes was one of hundreds who commented on Deschanel’s post.
“Thank you Zooey… needed this,” Elwes wrote, adding a crying face emoji.
Deschanel initially honored Reiner with a post on Monday, saying she was heartbroken to learn of his death.
“My heart is broken. Rob Reiner was the absolute warmest, funniest, most generous of spirits. A truly good human being. An incredible artist and such a playful and fun collaborator. I cherish the time we spent working together and the many films he made that have shaped who I am,” she began.
Deschanel concluded, “Rob and his lovely wife Michele were always so kind and it brought me so much joy any time I was lucky enough to see them. I’m absolutely devastated. Sending so much love to their family and friends.”
According to a press release obtained by Fox News Digital, Nick Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing his mother and father, Michele and Rob Reiner, during the early morning hours of Dec. 14 at their Brentwood home.
The press release stated that Nick initially fled the scene and was later arrested that evening at Exposition Park.
“If convicted as charged, Reiner faces death or life in state prison without the possibility of parole. A decision on whether to seek the death penalty will be made at a later date,” the press release stated.
Nick Reiner has officially been charged for the murder of his mother and father, Rob and Michele Reiner.
According to a press release shared with Fox News Digital, District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman says “we owe it to their memory to pursue justice and accountability for the lives that were taken.”
“Prosecuting cases involving family violence are some of the most challenging and heart-wrenching we face because of the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes. Rob Reiner was one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation. His murder and his wife of more than 35 years, Michele Singer Reiner’s murder, are shocking and tragic. We owe it to their memory to pursue justice and accountability for the lives that were taken,” District Attorney Hochman’s statement read.
Nick Reiner was reportedly staying at the Pierside hotel in Santa Monica on Dec. 14, the same day his parents were found dead.
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Sunday around 3:30 p.m. The couple’s son had been living at the family home on-and-off for some time.
Nick checked into the hotel late Sunday night for an overnight stay, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A hotel staff member told the outlet the police had been investigating the scene since Sunday and were still there as of Tuesday afternoon.
Nick was arrested on Dec. 14 at 9:15 p.m. near the University of Southern California campus.
Nick Reiner’s background will be thoroughly investigated, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said during Tuesday’s press conference.
After confirming Nick would be charged in the murders of his father, Rob Reiner, and mother, Michele Singer Reiner, Hochman noted that prosecutors would review the case for any evidence of mental illness in his background.
“We anticipate again after the arraignment, that the process will go through the normal process,” Hochman said.
“A case like this goes through at the appropriate time. If there is evidence of mental illness, it will be presented in court, and in whatever detail the defense seeks to do that.”
Nick was booked on suspicion of murder and transferred Monday to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Nick was “not medically cleared” to appear in court Tuesday, his lawyer Alan Jackson told Fox News Digital.
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton confirmed details of Rob Reiner’s son’s arrest during Tuesday’s press conference.
“He was arrested in a public area in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California campus,” Hamilton said. “He was approached by the officers, and he was arrested without incident. There was no indication that he was going to resist or anything like that. He didn’t flee or anything like that. He was taken into custody without issue and he was transported to our police, actually.”
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office doesn’t anticipate any significant delay in the case against Rob Reiner’s son, Nick.
“We don’t anticipate any significant delay more than is involved in a first degree murder case with special circumstances,” DA Nathan Hochman told reporters at a press conference Tuesday. Nick is set to be charged with two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders after his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, were found dead on Dec. 14. Hochman noted Nick also faces a special allegation of using a dangerous and deadly weapon.
“These are some of the most serious charges that a DA’s office can bring against anyone,” the DA said. “And we anticipate that the discovery that we will produce to the defense will be robust. It will be very involved. They’ll want adequate time to review it, though. Again, they’ll want to go through every single factor that they can ascertain in the defense.”
Hochman claimed he doesn’t anticipate the case to move fast, but insisted it will be “very thorough.”
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has not yet made a decision on if the death penalty will be pursued in the case against Rob Reiner’s son, Nick.
The charges Nick is set to face
carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
“Now, prosecuting these cases involving family members are some of the most challenging and most heart wrenching cases that this office faces because of the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes involved.”
DA Nathan Hochman said his office “will take the thoughts and desires of the family into consideration in making our decision.”
Dr. Drew Pinsky discussed the likely cause of Nick Reiner’s “wild behavior” while appearing on “The Will Cain Show.”
“This is wild behavior, this is not a brain that’s working normally, but on the streets of Los Angeles every day, there are people wielding machetes and knives,” Pinsky said. “Meth addicts tend to go for those sorts of objects.”
“Now we’ve heard that Rob Reiner’s son had heroin addiction … everything I have is that he’s also on stimulants such as methamphetamine. That then explains the wildness of this behavior. It’s not something that you can use your rational brain to make sense of because people on meth are wildly psychotic.”
During Tuesday’s press conference where Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced charges would be filed against Nick Reiner, he addressed special allegations tacked onto the upcoming charges.
“He has been alleged, one of the special allegations is that the murder was committed with a deadly weapon or a knife,” Hochman said. “”As to where and how, the weapon will be — was located or will be located, that will actually be evidence will present in court.”
Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were both found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday. The acclaimed movie director was 78 and Michele was 68.
The LAPD police chief was unable to share the exact timing of Rob Reiner and his wife’s deaths during a press conference Tuesday.
“We don’t have that kind of specificity yet,” Jim McDonell told reporters while announcing the charges that will be filed against Reiner’s son, Nick. “We’re waiting on the coroner to be able to try and determine as best they can, at this point, time of death.”
Authorities announced Nick will be charged with the double homicide of his parents during the update.
“These charges will be two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders,” Hochman said. “He also faces a special allegation that he personally use a dangerous and deadly weapon that being a knife. These charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.”
No decision has been made on if they’ll seek the death penalty.
Nick Reiner did not attempt to flee during his arrest late Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton confirmed details of Rob Reiner’s son’s arrest during a press conference Tuesday.
“He was arrested in a public area in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California campus,” Hamilton said during a press conference. “He was approached by the officers, and he was arrested without incident. There was no indication that he was going to resist or anything like that. He didn’t flee or anything like that. He was taken into custody without issue and he was transported to our police, actually.”
Reiner and his wife
were found dead inside their home on Dec. 14.
Nick Reiner will be charged with the double homicide of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced the charges Tuesday during a press conference with LAPD Chief Jim McDonell.
“These charges will be two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders,” Hochman said. “He also faces a special allegation that he personally use a dangerous and deadly weapon that being a knife. These charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.”
No decision has been made on if they’ll seek the death penalty. Nick, 32, was initially scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for the first time, but his lawyer, Alan Jackson, confirmed to Fox News Digital that “he is not medically cleared to be transported to the court.”
“He is going through medical clearance,” Hochman said. “Something that everybody who goes who gets arrested and gets held in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail goes through. Once he is medically cleared, he will be brought to court to be arraigned on these charges.”
After an initial investigation into Rob and Michele’s homicides, authorities determined Nick to be “responsible for their deaths.”
Nick was located and arrested at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sunday. He was booked on suspicion of murder and transferred Monday to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
He was originally booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center before being transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Nick Reiner’s defense attorney Alan Jackson arrived at the home of Rob and Michele Reiner for the first time since the two were found dead inside on Dec. 14.
Jackson and a small group of people entered the property around 12:30 p.m., hours after confirming to Fox News Digital that Nick was “not medically cleared” to appear in court Tuesday. One of the members of the group can be identified as Reiner’s assistant, Rocco.
It marks the first time anyone has been seen entering the property since police left the morning of Dec. 15.
The group was inside the home for 40 minutes before leaving. Jackson did not answer any questions from Fox News or other members of the press.
Fox News’ Lee Ross contributed to this report.
Rob Reiner
was a celebrated actor, director, and producer who first rose to fame as Michael “Meathead” Stivic on “All in the Family,” which earned him two Emmys.
He went on to become one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers, directing classics such as “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “Misery,” and “A Few Good Men.”
Over decades, Reiner became known for shaping iconic moments in film and television and building a legacy as a versatile, culturally impactful storyteller.
Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were both found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday night. The acclaimed movie director was 78 and Michele was 68.
A former acquaintance of Nick Reiner recalled the “immense” pressure he was under to live up to the success of his famous family.
“In the little picture, when he was actually making things — when he wrote ‘Being Charlie,’ or he had an idea — I think he was just another person with an idea,” Dave Manheim told The Hollywood Reporter
. Manheim had Nick on his podcast, “Dopey,” to discuss addiction and recovery back in 2015. The podcast host recalled having about 10 conversations with Nick before Reiner’s son abruptly cut off communication.
“[But] I think big-picture, when you’re up against Rob Reiner and Carl Reiner, and you’re a struggling drug addict, the pressure is immense because how accomplished is anybody at age 24?”
Rob Reiner’s son Nick, 32, struggled with drug addiction throughout his life and wrote the film “Being Charlie” loosely based on his own experiences. Nick worked on the 2016 film with his father.
Hours before the bodies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were discovered, son Nick Reiner was allegedly involved in a “tiff” with comedian Bill Hader.
Nick, 32, reportedly “stormed off” in a huff after an encounter with Hader at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday. Nick allegedly interrupted the “Saturday Night Live” comedian, sources told NBC News.
After Hader told Nick that he was in the middle of a private conversation, a source told the outlet that Nick just stood there and stared before “storming off.”
Family friends of Rob and Michele told the Los Angeles Times that Nick got into an argument with his parents at the event, one night before their death.
Representatives for Hader had no comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
Nick was booked on suspicion of murder and transferred Monday to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Nick was “not medically cleared” to appear in court Tuesday, his lawyer Alan Jackson told Fox News Digital.
“Happy Days” star Anson Williams credited Rob Reiner with helping get the beloved sitcom off the ground in the early stages.
“I was fortunate to be part of Rob Reiner’s creative world,” Williams wrote on Facebook. “Rob wasn’t just a great director — he was one of the original architects of ‘Happy Days,’ writing the pilot and helping launch a series that became part of television history and my life.”
“Rob’s talent was immense, but his heart was even bigger,” he added. “He has always stood up for people’s rights, fairness, and decency — values that mattered then and matter even more now.”
Williams also pointed out a little known fact about Reiner: his athleticism.
“And here’s something people don’t talk about enough — Rob was also a tremendous athlete. On the ‘Happy Days’ baseball team, he was a fierce competitor, a true teammate, and a big reason we won so many games. He played with the same passion, intelligence, and generosity that he brought to everything else he did.”
“Rob Reiner’s work continues to inspire, his voice continues to matter, and his legacy — both creative and human — will be embraced by generations to come.”
Rob and his wife Michele were found dead Sunday inside their Brentwood home around 3:30 p.m.
Rob Reiner’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star became a tribute to the late “Stand By Me” director following his death Sunday.
Fans left candles, flowers and handwritten notes next to the star. Reiner received a spot on the coveted Hollywood Boulevard in 1999. The star is located next to his father Carl Reiner’s star at 6421 Hollywood Blvd.
“Rob Reiner’s star will continue to shine as brightly as the stories he brought to the screen, noting that his work as a director and actor helped shape modern cinema and inspired generations of filmmakers and audiences alike,” the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Hollywood Historic Trust said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and fans during this difficult time.”
Following the initial investigation into Rob and Michele’s homicides, authorities determined their son Nick Reiner to be “responsible for their deaths.” Nick was located and arrested at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sunday.
He was booked on suspicion of murder and transferred Monday to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Nick was “not medically cleared” to appear in court Tuesday, his lawyer Alan Jackson told Fox News Digital.
Rob Reiner’s son, Nick, had allegedly been to rehab 18 times by the time he turned 22, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In a new article published Monday, journalist Steven Zeitchik recalled meeting with the Reiners in 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival where he spoke with Nick about his struggles with drug addiction.
Nick had just turned 22 and was promoting the film he had worked on with his father, “Being Charlie.”
“Nick was sober now, they said, after some 18 trips to rehab since his early teenage years, some of which he spent on the streets,” Zeitchik wrote about the dinner he attended with the family. “And this movie was going to provide the happy ending to all that sadness.”
Nick allegedly told the journalist that rehab hadn’t worked for him. “I just couldn’t get by in these programs. I had resistance every time they tried to reach me,” he said, according to Zeitchik.
“The program works for some people, but it can’t work for everybody,” Rob told Zeitchik at the time. “When Nick would tell us that it wasn’t working for him, we wouldn’t listen. We were desperate, and because the people had diplomas on their wall, we listened to them when we should have been listening to our son.”
Nick Reiner was “not medically cleared” to appear in court Tuesday, his lawyer Alan Jackson confirmed to Fox News Digital.
“He is not medically cleared to be transported to the court,” Jackson said.
Nick, 32, did not appear before a judge Tuesday, the first time he was scheduled to appear since the bodies of Rob and Michele were discovered Sunday, Dec. 14, at their Brentwood, Calif., home.
Tuesday’s hearing was postponed for another date.
Following the initial investigation into Rob and Michele’s homicides, authorities determined their son Nick Reiner to be “responsible for their deaths.”
Nick was located and arrested at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sunday. He was booked on suspicion of murder and transferred Monday to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
He was originally booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center before being transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Fox News Digital’s Larry Fink contributed to this report.
Karen Read’s lawyer Alan Jackson showed up to court Tuesday representing Rob Reiner’s son Nick in the possible double murder case against him, Fox News Digital can confirm.
Nick, 32, was arrested Sunday on the suspicion of murdering his parents. Rob and his wife Michele were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Sunday around 3:30 p.m. While Nick was not on the scene, ABC News reported authorities located him near the University of Southern California campus.
He was arrested around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday and is currently being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Downtown Los Angeles without bail.
If Nick Reiner is charged in connection to the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, his defense could request a psychiatric evaluation.
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained why this tactic wouldn’t work for the director’s son, who was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents.
“The defense may ask for a psychiatric evaluation to argue not guilty by reason of insanity,” Rahmani said. “But for that, you have to be unable to know right from wrong. If you’re capable enough to have an argument with your parents at a Christmas party, you are not insane.”
“Insanity requires a psychosis, schizophrenia, or something similar such that Nick doesn’t even know he’s killing his parents,” the West Coast Trial Lawyers founder continued. “He thinks, for example, they are aliens, demons, or that God is commanding him to do something.”
“If you are coherent enough to have an argument with your parents, and you’re disagreeing on something, that’s not an insanity defense,” the attorney added.
Rob and Michele were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Sunday. Nick, 32, was arrested hours after the couple was discovered. He’s currently awaiting a decision on possible charges against him.
Nick Reiner’s alleged fight with Rob Reiner and wife Michele the night before the couple was found dead in their home is “evidence of premeditation,” a legal expert told Fox News Digital.
Family friends of Rob and Michele told the Los Angeles Times that Nick got into an argument with his parents at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday evening. Many people noticed Nick was behaving strangely, according to the outlet.
“Nick was freaking everyone out, acting crazy, kept asking people if they were famous,” a source also told People magazine. Per TMZ, after Rob and Nick got into a “very loud argument,” the director and Michele left the party.
The alleged fight will be “fatal” to any defense Nick’s lawyers come up with, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Fox News Digital.
“Assuming that Nick is the killer, the fact that he got into an argument with his parents a day before the murders at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party is fatal to any real defense in the case,” he explained. “It’s evidence of premeditation, which is what you need for first degree murder for special circumstances under California law.”
“If you get into an argument with someone and you come back with a weapon, that’s premeditation,” the West Coast Trial Lawyers founder explained. “That’s what happened with the Nipsey Hussle murder case in Los Angeles.”
Rob Reiner’s son Nick was reportedly located near the University of Southern California’s campus six hours after the director and his wife’s bodies were discovered at their Brentwood home.
Multiple law enforcement sources told Fox News
that Nick was spotted walking the city streets while apparently smoking something after allegedly killing his parents.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that Nick, 32, was not at the home when authorities arrived. Investigators believe he took off after the stabbings and was quickly located near the USC campus by the Los Angeles Police Department, according to the source.
Nick was arrested around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, LAPD previously revealed. He is currently being held without bond at a Downtown Los Angeles jail.
Nick Reiner spoke openly about his drug use throughout the years.
During an appearance on the “Inside Out w/ Paul Mecurio” podcast
in 2016, Nick – who was promoting the semi-autobiographical film, “Being Charlie,” alongside father Rob Reiner – got candid about why he felt the need to rebel and turn to drugs as a teenager.
“I don’t think that this is any different than most people going through their teenage years, but I think that … I had no identity,” said Nick, who was arrested under the suspicion of murdering Rob and Michele Reiner on Sunday. “I had no passions. I think the reason I had no identity was because I have a famous dad and a famous grandpa, that fame sort of informs who you are. So I wanted to etch out my own identity with a more rebellious, angry, drug-addicted sort of persona.”
What fed into the drug use, said Nick, was that he had “nothing to fill my time. Nothing to look forward to.”
“There was a level of self-medication,” he said. “There was also a level of doing something radical, doing something out of myself and my comfort zone.”
The 32-year-old son of the late Hollywood director is expected to appear at the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Tuesday, where he faces possible charges for murdering his parents. Prosecutors will have until the end of Wednesday to file charges.
Rob Reiner’s Brentwood home had a special meaning to the famous film director before he and his wife were found slain inside on Dec. 14.
The home was actually owned by “All in the Family” producer Norman Lear before Reiner purchased the residence in 1991 for $4.75 million, according to The Los Angeles Times. Reiner’s time on the show cemented his success in Hollywood as he became a household name as Mike “Meathead” Stivic.
“I would go over there, and I used to say, ‘Boy, if ever I get money, if ever I have some money to buy a house, this is the kind of house that I would like,’” Reiner told PBS in 2015.
Reiner and his wife, Michele
, were found inside the home on Sunday with knife wounds. The couple’s son was arrested on suspicion of murder around 9:15 p.m. that same night, the Los Angeles Police Department later revealed in a press release.
Michelle Obama revealed she and former President Barack Obama were set to meet with Rob Reiner and his wife Michele on the day the two were found dead inside their Brentwood home.
“My God. We’ve known them for many, many years, and we were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night. And we got the news,” she said during an appearance Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“And let me just say this: unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know,” Michelle continued.
She added that they have always been “passionate people in a time when there’s not a lot of courage going on.”
Obama had shared a message earlier Monday on the former first couple’s relationship with the Reiners. The former president wrote that he and Michelle were “heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele.”
“Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen,” he added. “But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people — and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.”
Jerry O’Connell, who who starred in Rob Reiner’s 1986 classic “Stand By Me,” is “still in shock” over the late director’s horrific death on Sunday.
“Rob was like a father to me,” he said during an appearance on CBS Mornings. “It’s just surreal.”
“I worked with him when I was 11 and at that point in my life I wasn’t getting in trouble criminally, but I was always getting in trouble for speaking out loud in class and not being able to keep my mouth shut… I remember I ad-libbed a scene one day early on in shooting [“Stand By Me”] and he was like, ‘Cut, Jerry.’ And I thought, ‘Oh boy, here we go.’ And he went, ‘Hey Jerry, keep going man. That’s what I’m talking about right there. Go more.’ And it really… everything I have is because of Rob Reiner, everything that I have.”
Kate Hudson paid tribute to the late Rob Reiner after the Hollywood director and his wife Michele were found dead inside their home Sunday.
“The loss of Rob and Michele is absolutely devastating,” Hudson wrote on Instagram. “They were not only important to our close community but Rob touched so many millions globally with his art. Rob was one of the greats. Inspiring so many of us with his ability to craft films that are humorous, powerful, inspirational. He knew no genre, only great storytelling. He was loving and kind.”
“I feel so lucky to have worked with him, know him, laughed with him and shared moments with him and Michele,” she added. “Ones I will never forget.”
Hudson worked with Rob on the 2003 film “Alex & Emma.” She starred alongside Luke Wilson as Rob directed and co-produced.
“This tragedy is still being processed by our community and our sadness is immense,” Hudson continued. “My love to his family and all friends. They were so loved and will be so missed. It’s with a profound heavy heart we have to say goodbye to two wonderful people.”
Jerry Seinfeld said “Seinfeld” would have never happened without the support from Rob Reiner.
“Next to Larry David and George Shapiro, Rob Reiner had the biggest influence on my career,” Seinfeld wrote on Instagram. “Our show would have never happened without him. He saw something no one else could. When nobody at the network liked the early episodes, he saved us from cancellation.”
“That I was working with Carl Reiner’s son, who happened to be one of the kindest people in show business, seemed unreal,” he added. “I was naive at the time to how much his passion for us meant.”
Rob and Michele married right as our show was starting and they became an imprint for me of how it’s supposed to work, each one broadening the other,” Seinfeld continued. “Their death, together, is impossibly sad.”
Rob and his wife Michele were found dead on Dec. 14 at their Brentwood home. The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived to the couple’s home around 3:30 p.m. to find the couple with knife wounds.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is mourning his “wonderful friend”
Rob Reiner in the wake of his death.
“In Hollywood, Rob Reiner was a rare talent: he could act, he could produce, he could direct, and he was amazing at all three,” the former Governor of California wrote on X. “He was a creative genius who left us some of the greatest movies of all time, and he was a wonderful friend. My thoughts are with his family.”
In 2006, Reiner considered entering the gubernatorial run for governor of California, but ultimately declined due to personal reasons.
Despite their political difference, the two often spoke positively about each other throughout the years.
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s longtime yoga instructor claimed Nick Reiner struggled with behavioral issues from a young age.
Alanna Zabel, who worked with the late couple in the 2000s, described how Nick would often disrupt the yoga sessions. She eventually worked one-on-one with Nick. She explained Nick was just “this little boy” with “behavioral issues” who “was always upsetting everyone” but “trying to figure it out.”
“Boys are wild in general, not just Nicky,” Zabel told Page Six. “And so I would always focus on the physicality: ‘Let me teach him how to do a handstand, let me teach him how to do crow so he can feel this sense of accomplishment in his body.’
“I really focused our sessions on trying to exhaust him so that I could get to that place of connection and mindfulness,” she went on. “But I rarely got there because he was just inexhaustible.”
Zabel also noted that fame could have played a factor in Nick’s behavioral issues.
“There’s also the fact that [the Reiners live] in Hollywood,” she told the outlet. “I have witnessed the children of Hollywood personalities have a really difficult time [because they are] living in a fantasy world. The parents are prioritizing many things, including them, but there’s often a perception of negligence.”
“Then living in a major city, where drugs are so accessible,” she added. “You can use the name of someone, and it can lead kids down the wrong road if they don’t have the right guidance.”
Rob Reiner’s daughter, Tracy Reiner — whom he shared with first wife, Penny Marshall — is asking the public for privacy as she and her family grieve the “devastating” loss of her father and stepmom, Michele.
“Ms. Reiner did not make certain statements to the press that have been attributed to her, and we respectfully ask members of the media to exercise greater diligence in verifying facts prior to publication,” a representative for Tracy said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Ms. Reiner deeply appreciates the outpouring of love and recognition for the extraordinary talent and joy her father, Rob Reiner, brought to the world, as well as the life of Michele. She and her family respectfully request privacy as they grieve this devastating loss.”
On Sunday, Tracy’s brother, Nick
, was arrested under the suspicion of murdering Rob and Michele. Their bodies were found in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14.
The Los Angeles District Attorney could announce charges against Nick Reiner — who was arrested under the suspicion of murdering Rob and Michele Reiner on Sunday — as early as Tuesday.
The 32-year-old son of the late Hollywood director is set to appear at the Superior Court of Los Angeles County where he faces possible charges for murdering his parents. Prosecutors will have until the end of Wednesday to file charges.
Nick was originally booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center before being transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Online records now show the Twin Towers Correctional Facility as his permanent housing location.
Rob Reiner, his wife, Michele, and their three children shared a bond like no other, despite their son Nick’s ongoing challenges with addiction.
“They were such a tight-knit family,” a source close to the Reiners told People magazine
. They did everything together. They could never reach stability with Nick. They tried everything — giving him space, keeping him close — but his struggles are so deep. It’s just a parent’s worst nightmare.”
“They were such lovely people, and tried in every way to help their son,” another source included.
On Sunday night, Nick was arrested under the suspicion of murdering his parents — who were found dead in their Brentwood home prior to Nick’s arrest.
Nick is currently being held without bail and will appear at the Superior Court of Los Angeles County where he faces possible charges for murder.
Tributes poured out for Rob and Michele Singer Reiner after their bodies were discovered Sunday at their home in Brentwood, Calif.
Demi Moore shared a photo on Instagram of Rob and Michele smiling and a second photo of herself with Rob, Kevin Bacon and Tom Cruise from their time filming “A Few Good Men.” The film, which was released in 1992, was directed by Reiner.
“There are no words to truly express the unfathomable devastation of losing Rob and Michelle Reiner. Our kids grew up together, we worked together, and as our lives intertwined personally and professionally I will always cherish the moments and memories of what we shared,” Moore wrote.
Jane Fonda took to Instagram explaining that she was working closely with Rob and Michele and saw them the night before their death.
“Rob and Michele Reiner were wonderful, caring, smart, funny, generous people, always coming up with ideas for how to make the world better, kinder,” Fonda began. “They had been helping me launch the Committee for the First Amendment. I saw them night before last looking healthy and happy. I am reeling with grief. Stunned.”
Michelle Pfeiffer shared a photo on social media of Rob and Michele smiling. “Beyond horrific. My thoughts and prayers to Michelle [sic] and Rob’s family and all those who loved them. I am so sorry,” she captioned the post.
Following the initial investigation into Rob and Michele Reiner’s homicides, authorities determined their son Nick Reiner to be “responsible for their deaths.”
Nick, 32, was located and arrested at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sunday He was booked on suspicion of murder and is now being held without bail, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
In 1996, Rob Reiner sat down for an interview, discussing his movie “Ghosts of Mississippi.” The interview has resurfaced after his own death on Sunday night.
In the interview, which was reposted by Entertainment Tonight, Reiner said, “Just the thought of a man being killed in front of his family like that. And having a couple of sons myself, the thought of being taken away from my sons like that, it’s so profoundly disturbing,” Reiner said.
Rob and his wife, Michele Reiner, were both found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday night. Their son Nick was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday and is set to appear in court on Tuesday morning.
TV host Billy Bush claims that Michele Reiner was still alive when her daughter, Romy Reiner, found her and Rob Reiner suffering from stab wounds in their home and that she confirmed the culprit was their son, Nick.
“I got this from a friend who lives in the community. I heard that the son, Nick, went into his parents, stabbed both mom and dad and that the daughter I guess lives on the property or at the house or in the back house, and that she found them and that the mom was still alive. Apparently, she called an ambulance and went in the ambulance with her mother. Michele died in the ambulance but had enough time to tell her daughter that it was Nick, their son, who stabbed them,” Bush said.
Official reports have made no mention of Michele being found alive.
Authorities arrested Nick Reiner roughly five hours after the Reiners’ bodies were found.
From addiction struggles to violent outbursts, Rob and Michele Reiner’s son, Nick, has had his share of battles throughout the years.
On Monday, the 32-year-old was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder in the horrific deaths of his parents — who were found dead at their Brentwood, Calif. home on Dec. 14. Reiner was initially booked on $4 million bail, but records now show he is being held without bail.
A Reiner neighbor told Fox News Digital that Nick had gone to rehab years ago, and she thought he was “back to normal.”
“Years ago, when he was young, he was on [drugs], and he went to rehab and did well and was apparently back to normal, but obviously, that wasn’t the case,” Maryanne Lewis, who has lived in the Reiners’ neighborhood for over fifty years, said. “I heard nothing about him recently.”
Investigators believe Rob and Michele suffered stab wounds, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
Five hours after the bodies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were discovered Sunday, authorities arrested son Nick Reiner.
Los Angeles Fire Department officials responded to a home on the 200 block of Chadbourne Ave. at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday where two bodies were discovered, Fox News Digital confirmed. Officials later confirmed the bodies to be of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele.
Nick, 32, was located and arrested around 9:15 p.m. local time, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press release shared Monday. Nick was then booked into jail after 5 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 15.
A law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity confirmed investigators believe the couple suffered stab wounds. Rob and Michele’s home also showed no signs of forced entry, officials told the Los Angeles Times.
The bodies of Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner were discovered Sunday at their home in Brentwood, Calif.
Investigators believe Rob and Michele suffered stab wounds, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, was confirmed Monday as a suspect in the deaths of “The Princess Bride” director and his wife. He remains behind bars without bail.
Los Angeles Fire Department officials responded to a home on the 200 block of Chadbourne Ave. at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday where two bodies were discovered, Fox News Digital confirmed. Officials later confirmed the bodies to be of “The Princess Bride” director, Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele.
During a press conference, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell admitted the information surrounding the deaths was limited.
“First of all, our hearts go out to the family and friends of the Reiners,” the LAPD police chief said at the press conference.
“LAPD responded to, a residence, the residence of, Rob and Michelle Reiner, located in West Los Angeles division. At that location, they found two deceased adults, a male and a female. Through the night working with the coroner’s office, they were able to identify them, definitively as Rob and Michelle Reiner. We have our robbery homicide division handling the investigation.”
McDonell confirmed Nick was subsequently booked on suspicion of murder.