Conan O’Brien says he still thinks about Reiners, who were murdered after leaving his holiday party

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times - Friday, November 13, 2026

Late-night TV host Conan O’Brien said it still hits him deeply that Rob and Michele Reiner are gone, calling their deaths devastating and surreal.

Mr. O’Brien said this at the Children’s Institute’s Cape & Gown Gala on Friday in Los Angeles, where a record $4 million was raised.

He honored the couple, saying that joining and working with the Children’s Institute is a way to keep them close.

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The Reiners were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14, a day after attending Mr. O’Brien’s holiday party with their son Nick, 33, who pleaded not guilty in August to two counts of first-degree murder following a grand jury indictment.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in September that his office won’t seek the death penalty.

Nick Reiner faces a maximum of life without parole if convicted, and he is being held without bail ahead of a Jan. 13 hearing on unsealing grand jury transcripts and a trial next year.