Two of the children shared by Rob and Michele Reiner have spoken out for the first time since the beloved Hollywood couple was murdered.
“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” said the statement from Romy, 28, and Jake, 34.
They continued, “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”
The statement went on to share appreciation for the outpouring of support they have received and to request that their wish for privacy be honored.
It made no mention of their brother, Nick Reiner, 32, who is the prime suspect in the grisly murders.
The troubled middle child, who bounced between homelessness and rehab centers as a drug addicted teenager, made his first court appearance on Wednesday. He showed up wearing a blue suicide prevention smock and shackles, reports the New York Post.
Authorities say he slit his parents’ throats sometime after they got into a “loud argument” at a Christmas party hosted by Conan O’Brien.
Romy discovered her slain parents’ bodies on Sunday afternoon after they failed to let in a massage therapist at their gate.
Nick, who left blood throughout a Santa Monica hotel room that he checked into early Sunday morning while appearing “tweaked out,” was arrested hours later.
The nepo baby is yet to enter a plea for the murder charges. A Los Angeles judge agreed Wednesday to push his arraignment to Jan. 7. He will remain in custody without bail until then.
Nick was arrested Sunday night about 15 miles from the Brentwood mansion where he lived with his parents. Security footage captured him walking in and around gas stations in the area mere minutes before his arrest.
The double murder occurred sometime between Saturday evening—when Nick begrudgingly accompanied his parents to Conan O’Brien’s Christmas Party, where he bugged A-list guests and got into a “loud argument” with his parents—and Sunday afternoon, when a horrified Romy discovered their bodies.
Nick is represented by Alan Jackson, who previously defended Hollywood figures Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.
More recently, Jackson was the defense attorney for Karen Read, who was acquitted on murder charges in the death of her Boston cop boyfriend.
