Los Angeles, 18 December (H.S.): Siblings Jake and Romy Reiner broke their silence Wednesday, conveying profound grief over the horrific and devastating loss of their parents, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, found slain in their Brentwood home on Sunday.

Nick Reiner, 32, their brother and the accused perpetrator, made his initial court appearance in downtown Los Angeles, waiving a plea entry on two first-degree murder counts amid multiple sharp-force injuries confirmed by the coroner.

Arraignment deferred to January 7, he remains confined at Twin Towers Correctional Facility under suicide watch, clad in a prevention smock during the hearing .Familial Anguish and Legal CautionsJake and Romy portrayed Rob and Michele not merely as parents but best friends, beseeching remembrance of their legacies amid global condolences, while sidestepping allegations against Nick .

Defense attorney Alan Jackson urged restraint from precipitous judgments, citing complex and serious issues warranting deliberate proceedings, as Nick—initially unmedically cleared Tuesday—affirmed comprehension of his speedy trial rights before Judge Theresa McGonigle.

Experts speculate the postponement facilitates psychiatric scrutiny to affirm trial fitness, given reports of Nick's protracted substance abuse struggles.Cinematic Icons' Brutal EndLAPD Chief Jim McDonnell deemed the case heartbreaking and deeply personal for the city, after Romy discovered the couple's bodies around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, prompting Nick's arrest sans resistance hours later near USC's Exposition Park.

Prosecutors, led by DA Nathan Hochman, appended a knife-use allegation and multiple-murder special circumstance, eyeing life without parole or capital punishment—yet undecided. Rob helmed classics like This Is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men; Michele founded Reiner Light photography firm.

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