How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife

By: Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 22, 2025

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Last Updated: 5 days, 7 hours ago

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By Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark

The fatal stabbings of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, have sparked widespread grieving. This tragedy, discovered on Dec. 14, 2025, is also increasing the public’s interest in what happens when killers could inherit wealth from their victims. That’s because Nick Reiner, their son, was charged with two counts of first-degree …

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