Forbes December 29, 2025
The deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner shocked the public. They were killed in their home, and their adult son has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with their deaths. As in many high-profile cases, public attention quickly turned to reports about his mental health and substance use history. Charges are not convictions, and mental illness or addiction do not, on their own, explain acts of violence. Most people living with psychiatric illness are not dangerous, and there is no evidence that diagnosis alone predicts harm.
What this case does make visible, however, is not something rare — it is something many families recognize immediately.
For many families across the United States, that discussion feels familiar. Long...
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