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New information has come to light concerning the untimely demises of acclaimed director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on Sunday.

The Initial Report

A source indicates citing a person close to the family, a massage therapist arriving for an session first raised the alarm after failing to get inside the house. The therapist then contacted the couple's daughter, Romy Reiner, who lives close by.

When she went into the residence, Romy found her father's body. Reports state she then exited the property overwhelmed with grief, unaware at that moment that her mother's body was also present. Her roommate who had gone with her contacted 911. Subsequently, first responders found Michele Singer Reiner's body.

Legal Developments

The police have formally accused the couple's 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, with the charges of murder in the first degree, along with the alleged use of a deadly weapon, said to be a knife. He is now detained without bail.

Correcting the Record

The person close to the family also disputed several initial details. They said that while Romy Reiner informed first responders that her brother Nick lived in a separate structure on the grounds, she did not name him as a potential suspect at that moment.

The source also pushed back against circulated claims that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been especially "apprehensive" about Nick's actions in the preceding period. Instead the family was "accustomed to working through [Nick's] problems together."

This refutation includes reports of alleged "erratic" behavior by Nick at a gathering thrown by Conan O'Brien the evening prior to the tragedy. While the source said they were not in a position to confirm whether Rob had "rebuked" his son at the party, they said that suggestions of a "heated argument" between the two were inaccurate.

Ongoing Inquiry Timeline

According to law enforcement sources, the medical examiner had yet to determine at that point whether the Reiners died late on Saturday or on Sunday. Preliminary media reports noted the condition of their bodies pointed to they had been dead for a number of hours.

Nick Reiner was taken into custody at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Exposition Park area, about 15 miles from the family home. He was due to be arraigned on Tuesday, but his legal counsel, Alan Jackson, said his client had not received medical clearance and would not appear until Wednesday or later.