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A longstanding rift in Rob Reiner's family means that his oldest child will be missing when the slain director is honored at the Oscars on Sunday night.
Tracy Reiner, who Rob adopted when he married her mother Penny Marshall, will remain at her home in Taos, New Mexico, the Daily Mail has learned, a world away from the glitz and glamor of Hollywood's biggest night.
Though Tracy and Rob were tight, she was never close to his second wife Michele nor her three half-siblings.
'I came from one of the greatest families ever and now I have a lot of flagpoles missing – people who held me up,' Tracy told the Daily Mail after Rob and Michele were stabbed to death in their home in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles, on December 14.
'We were a big family and everybody had their stuff. So I don't know what to say,' she added.
Sadly, the gap has only widened over the years, with Tracy and her half-siblings having no adult relationship, an insider tells the Daily Mail.
Tracy Reiner, the reclusive eldest daughter of murdered director Rob Reiner, was spotted in Taos, New Mexico, last week, in exclusive Daily Mail photos
The 61-year-old has kept a low profile since her father Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home last December
Tracy Reiner (pictured as a child) became dad Rob Reiner's adoptive daughter after the film director married her mother Penny Marshall in 1971
Rob and Michele Reiner's youngest son, Nick, 32, is now in custody awaiting trial for his parents' murders.
The Daily Mail caught up with Tracy, 61, who lives a sedate, unassuming life in the art colony town, 90 minutes north of the state capital Santa Fe.
She is now retired and enjoys a quiet existence at a sprawling ranch on the outskirts of the small town where she keeps two horses.
Last week, the Daily Mail spotted her running errands that included collecting fodder for the animals in her red pick-up truck and enjoying a takeout lunch from local staple, Mante's Chow Cart which specializes in southwestern cuisine.
The mother of two daughters aged 19 and 20, Tracy divorced her military veteran husband Matthew Conlan in August 2022, but court papers obtained by the Daily Mail show the split was amicable with the papers noting: 'We all get along.'
Tracy is now retired and enjoys a quiet existence at a sprawling ranch on the outskirts of the small town
Reiner was seen collecting fodder for her horses and picking up lunch in her red pickup truck during the outing
The retired actress now lives a quiet life on a ranch outside Taos where she keeps horses and spends her days running errands around the small town
Tracy is no stranger to convoluted family arrangements and was adopted by Reiner during his first marriage to her mother, actress Penny Marshall who died aged 75 in 2018.
Despite the couple splitting in 1981 and Reiner going on to marry second wife Michele in 1989, Tracy remained close to her adopted dad.
After news of his death was made public, she briefly spoke to NBC and told them: 'I come from a great family'.
But she declined to respond to phone calls and voice messages left by the Daily Mail and has not commented on the ongoing murder case against brother Nick.
Nick, who suffers from schizophrenia and endured years of drug abuse problems, last appeared in court in Los Angeles two weeks ago where he pleaded not guilty to his parents' murders.
Dressed in a suicide vest, he appeared gaunt during the hearing and is currently banged up in LA's notorious Twin Towers lock-up.
Last week, former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told the Daily Mail that Nick is likely being kept in solitary confinement for his own safety.
He explained: 'Any type of case like this, a high-profile case, causes the department to place the inmate in what's called administrative segregation, designed to prevent the inmate from being hurt by other inmates.
Tracy and her half-siblings (Jake, left, Nick, and Romy, right) have no adult relationship, an insider tells the Daily Mail
Rob Reiner married Penny Marshall in 1971 after the two meet at an audition for CBS sitcom All in the Family
Her mother (Penny, left), who gave birth to her at 19, described Tracy (right) as her 'favorite mistake'
'I saw some of his first court appearances, and he was wearing what we call a suicide gown.
That's one garment held together with Velcro that can't be ripped apart to form ligatures.'
Villanueva added: 'He'll be in a cell on his own. They have day rooms, areas that are restricted to similar inmates. But some are classified as K10s, who they keep away from everybody.'
Meanwhile Reiner's other children, Romy, 28, – who discovered her parents' bodies – and Jake, 34, are trying to return to some semblance of normal life much like older sister Tracy.
Both Romy and Jake have been living in the family's Malibu home along with their parents' blonde cockapoo dog and were both spotted running errands in LA last month.
Neither has attended any of the hearings in the murder case and have reportedly washed their hands of brother Nick.
In a statement released at the start of January, the siblings said: 'They have the utmost trust in the legal process and will not comment further on matters related to the legal proceedings.'
Reiner, whose work includes The Wolf of Wall Street, When Harry Met Sally and The First Wives Club, is due to be posthumously honored at Sunday's Oscars ceremony.
Tracy played Betty 'Spaghetti' Horn, the left fielder for the all-women's team, the Rockford Peaches in the hit movie A League of their Own
Rob Reiner's son Nick, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the days that followed and has pleaded not guilty; Nick pictured during his arraignment in February
The tribute to Reiner is set to feature When Harry Met Sally stars Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, as well as Stand By Me actors Jerry O'Connell and Wil Wheaton.
This year's ceremony is also due to be hosted by Conan O'Brien – another close friend of Reiner's and one of the last people to see him and wife Michele alive.
Speaking to The New Yorker ahead of the ceremony, O' Brien described the circumstances of Reiner's death as 'awful' and told of his shock at the brutal murders which came shortly after Nick and his dad were seen fighting at a Christmas party hosted by the comedian.
He said: 'It's just so awful. I knew Rob and Michele, and then increasingly got closer and closer to them.
'They were just such lovely people. And to have that experience of saying goodnight to somebody and having them leave and then find out the next day that they're gone.
'I think I was in shock for quite a while afterward. I mean, there's no other word for it.
'And I think about how Rob felt about things that are happening in the country, how involved he was, how much he put himself out there — and to have that voice go quiet in an instant is still hard for me to comprehend.'
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