Nick Reiner, detained for the murder of his parents, filmmakers Rob and Michele Reiner, appeared for the first time this Wednesday before a Los Angeles court, which ordered his detention without bail. Nick Reiner, 32, will have to appear again on January 7 for the reading of charges related to the murder of his parents last Sunday at their family home in the affluent Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. During his brief court appearance, the first since the crimes, he waived his right to a speedy reading of charges and the court ordered his detention without the possibility of bail. Nick Reiner was arrested last Sunday accused of two counts of first-degree murder, which could carry a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office reported. The motives that could have led him to commit the alleged crime are currently unknown. «The terrible and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something no one should ever have to experience». Several acquaintances claim that a family argument previously occurred at a Christmas party at the home of comedian Conan O'Brien. Director and actor Rob Reiner, 78, known for his work in films such as 'When Harry Met Sally' or 'The Wolf of Wall Street', was found dead with stab wounds on Sunday afternoon at his Los Angeles home next to his wife, producer and photographer Michele Reiner, 70. The couple was found by their daughter Romy, who arrived at the house after a masseuse called her to tell her that her parents were not opening the door, according to the Los Angeles Times. According to a police source speaking on condition of anonymity cited by the US media, Nick Reiner checked into a hotel in Santa Monica on Sunday after the murders. Two of Rob and Michele Reiner's three children, Jake and Romy Reiner, expressed their «unimaginable pain» in a first public statement following the murder of their parents. «Words cannot describe the unimaginable pain we feel every moment. They were not just our parents; they were our best friends,» they stated in a statement shared with the media TMZ. The Reiner children thanked the expressions of condolences, kindness and support received «not only from family and friends, but from people from all walks of life». «We ask for respect and privacy, that speculation be tempered with compassion and humanity, and that our parents be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave,» the statement concluded.
