Romy and Jake Reiner Break Silence After Rob and Michele Reiner’s Tragic Deaths: ‘They Were Our Best Friends’

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s children — boy Jake and girl Romy — person surgery their soundlessness pursuing nan tragic deaths of their parents and nan apprehension of their brother, Nick Reiner.

“Words cannot moreover statesman to picture nan unimaginable symptom we are experiencing each infinitesimal of nan day. The horrific and devastating nonaccomplishment of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is thing that nary 1 should ever experience,” nan statement, released to TMZ connected Wednesday, December 17, read. “They weren’t conscionable our parents; they were our champion friends.”

The siblings besides expressed gratitude for nan overwhelming support they’ve received. “We are grateful for nan outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we person received not only from family and friends but group from each walks of life,” they continued.

The connection concluded pinch a petition for privateness during this intensely difficult time. “We now inquire for respect and privacy, for speculation to beryllium tempered pinch compassion and humanity, and for our parents to beryllium remembered for nan unthinkable lives they lived and nan emotion they gave.”

Rob and Michele, who joined successful May 1989, shared 3 children: sons Jake, 34, and Nick, 32, and girl Romy, 27. Rob was besides nan adoptive begetter of his precocious ex-wife Penny Marshall’s daughter, Tracy, 61.

The mates was recovered dormant successful their Brentwood, Los Angeles location connected Sunday, December 14. Nick was later arrested adjacent nan University of Southern California and is being held without bail connected suspicion of execution aft his parents were stabbed.

A spokesperson for nan family besides released a connection to Variety, saying, “It is pinch profound sorrow that we denote nan tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this abrupt loss, and we inquire for privateness during this unbelievably difficult time.”

Tracy, too, said out, telling NBC News, “I came from nan top family ever. I don’t cognize what to say. I’m successful shock.”

Nick’s history of constituent maltreatment and behavioral struggles had antecedently been public. Sources told Us Weekly that his volatile behaviour toward his family was ongoing. “Nick’s problems person been going connected for truthful long, truthful while everyone is successful a authorities of daze correct now, it’s not wholly surprising,” 1 insider said.

“A batch of his anger was directed astatine his parents for many, galore years,” nan root continued. “They did everything a genitor could perchance do to thief him. Even successful his younger years, they really tried to get him help. And past it became a rhythm of seeking curen for him, kicking him out, aliases him leaving nan house, him moving backmost in. … This went connected for years.”

Romy, successful particular, was “so traumatized by Nick’s behavior,” nan insider added. “She has ever been truthful adjacent pinch her parents, and watching their changeless symptom complete Nick has impacted her and nan full family truthful much.”

On Tuesday, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that Nick has been charged pinch 2 counts of first-degree murder. He faces life successful situation without parole aliases nan decease punishment and appeared successful tribunal nan pursuing time without entering a plea.