Murder Charges

The younger son of filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner was formally charged on Tuesday with first degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, whose bodies were discovered inside their Los Angeles home over the weekend, authorities said.

Prosecutors identified the suspect as Nick Reiner, 32, who now faces two counts of first degree murder in connection with the killings of his father, actor director Rob Reiner, 78, and his mother, photographer and producer Michele Reiner, 70. The case has stunned Hollywood and the wider Los Angeles community.

Los Angeles police said officers were called to the Reiners’ …