Reiner son faces murder charges in double slaying

He could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted.

- BY JAMES QUEALLY, RICHARD WINTON, HANNAH FRY AND GAVIN J. QUINTON

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DIRECTOR Rob Reiner and his son Nick discuss "Being Charlie" at AOL Studios in 2016 in New York City.

Los Angeles County prosecutors on Tuesday announced murder charges against Nick Reiner, days after his parents — Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — were found stabbed inside their Brentwood home.

Prosecutors said they would file two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances against Nick Reiner. Reiner, 32, also faces a special allegation that he used a deadly weapon, a knife, in the crime, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said during a news conference.

"This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city," LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said during the news conference.

With prosecutors alleging a special circumstance — that Nick Reiner committed multiple homicides — he could face a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. Prosecutors have not made a decision on whether to seek capital punishment. That review process can take months, and Hochman has yet to seek death in any case since restoring the office’s pursuit of capital verdicts last year.

Los Angeles police responded to the Reiner home in the 200 block of Chadbourne Avenue about 3:40 p.m. Sunday after the couple’s daughter found her parents with apparent stab wounds, law enforcement sources confirmed to The Times. Hours later, around 9:15 p.m., authorities caught up with Nick Reiner in Exposition Park near USC and took him into custody.

Reiner is being held without bail at Twin Towers Jail and is considered a suicide risk and was placed under special supervision, a law enforcement source told The Times. The source spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the confidential matter.