Hollywood legend Rob Reiner’s assistant sobbed outside his home after the director and his wife, Michele Reiner, were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles mansion on Sunday.
The 78-year-old made many of the best-known movies of the 1980s and 1990s, including Stand By Me and The Princess Bride in 1987, legal thriller A Few Good Men in 1992, and romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally in 1989.
A man named Rocco, who identified himself as Reiner’s assistant, was pictured crying outside the 13.5million mansion as police announced they are investigating the couple’s death as a double homicide.
Investigators believe the couple suffered stab wounds, and an unnamed family member is being questioned, a police source told the Associated Press.
The couples daughter, Romy, who lives just across the street, is said to have made the grim discovery when she visited their sprawling six-bedroom estate
Romy, 28, has two brothers: Nick, 32, a screenwriter who is best known for his struggles with drug addiction and bouts of homelessness, and Jake, 34, who is a news reporter in Houston, Texas.
Tributes have begun pouring in for the beloved director as the world waits for an update in the investigation from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Follow along for the latest updates.
Rob Reiner's assistant sobs outside director's mansion
A man named Rocco, who identified himself as Rob Reiner’s assistant, was pictured crying outside the director's 13.5million mansion Sunday night.
The Hollywood legend and his wife, Michele Reiner, were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home earlier in the day.
Investigators are treating the couple's death as a double homicide, and an unnamed family member is being questioned, a police source told the Associated Press.
In a press conference last night, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said a suspect in the murders had not yet been identified.
He added that no one had yet been interviewed as a suspect and that no one was in custody.
'We’re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,' Hamilton continued.
He noted that the bodies were still in the home, as police were waiting on a warrant to reenter the home and begin their investigation after determining that there was no further threat.
Moment Harry Met Sally star Billy Crystal wipes tears from his face outside the home of longtime friend Rob Reiner
When Harry Met Sally star Billy Crystal was seen wiping away tears outside the home of his dear friend Rob Reiner shortly after he was found dead.
The Hollywood director, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, were killed inside the property with stab wounds on Sunday.
A visibly-emotional Billy Crystal was filmed inside the police cordon surrounding the Reiner mansion in the affluent Brentwood area of LA.
Police question relative of Rob Reiner
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the deaths of Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Reiner, 68, as a double homicide.
They were found dead of apparent stab wounds, and a family member is being questioned by investigators, an official told the Associated Press.
No arrests have been made, and LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said a suspect in the murders had not yet been identified.
The couple's daughter, Romy, who lives just across the street, is said to have made the grim discovery when she visited their sprawling six-bedroom estate
Romy, 28, has two brothers: Nick, 32, a screenwriter who is best known for his struggles with drug addiction and bouts of homelessness, and Jake, 34, who is a news reporter in Houston, Texas.
