Rob Reiner and his wife found dead; police probe homicide
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🗓️ 15 December 2025
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Famed Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner have died, a family spokesperson said yesterday. Los Angeles police said they are investigating what they called a homicide at a home in Brentwood. The tragedy is part of what is being called a “heartbreakingly violent weekend.” Right now, you may feel overwhelmed and wish I had begun this article with good news rather than with these tragedies. So do I. But our response to these stories tells a story of its own worth reflecting on today.
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| 0:00.0 | Good day. It's Monday, December the 15th, 2025, and this is Denison Forum's Daily Article podcast. Today's daily article is written by cultural theologian Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by yours truly, Chris Elkins. |
| 0:18.4 | Famed Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer-Riner have died. A family |
| 0:25.5 | spokesman said yesterday. Los Angeles Police said they are investigating what they called a homicide |
| 0:31.8 | at a home in Brentwood. At this writing, officials have not identified a suspect or person of interest in the deaths. |
| 0:39.6 | Political leaders and actors who worked with Mr. Reiner are offering tributes to him from across the country this morning. |
| 0:46.3 | The tragedy is part of what is being called a, quote-unquote, heartbreakingly violent weekend. |
| 0:52.1 | Police now say a father and son duo staged the horrific attack |
| 0:57.0 | yesterday on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach in Australia. At least 15 people |
| 1:03.0 | were killed and dozens more were injured. The victims range in age from 10 to 87. Among them |
| 1:09.9 | was a Holocaust survivor. |
| 1:11.9 | The bad news doesn't stop there. |
| 1:13.7 | A weekend shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island left two students dead and another |
| 1:18.8 | nine people wounded. |
| 1:20.6 | Police said late last night that a person of interest they had detained will be released |
| 1:25.0 | after the investigation took a quote-unquote different direction. |
| 1:29.2 | The release means that whoever is responsible for the shooting may remain at large. |
| 1:34.3 | The tragedy is the latest in a long string of campus shootings this year. |
| 1:38.6 | In addition, U.S. officials said two U.S. soldiers and a civilian American interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday after they were ambushed by a likely ISIS gunman. |
| 1:50.1 | And a Georgia woman walking laps in a park after attending a Christmas program at a nearby church was doused with a toxic chemical in a random attack. |
| 1:59.9 | She suffered severe burns to her face and body. |
| 2:02.9 | Her assailant is still on the loose. Right now, you may feel overwhelmed and wish I had |
| 2:08.9 | begun this article with good news rather than with these tragedies. So do I. But our response to |
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