US EditionNick Reiner appears in L.A. court after being charged with murder in deaths of his parents
Nick Reiner appeared in court charged with two counts of first-degree murder involving a knife, facing life without parole or possible death penalty, with arraignment set for Jan. 7.
- On Wednesday in Los Angeles, Nick Reiner appeared in court wearing a blue suicide-prevention vest, facing two counts of first-degree murder and waiving a speedy arraignment.
- Investigators trace events to a Dec. 14 discovery and late-night arrest of Nick Reiner, 32, defendant, after Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found in their Brentwood home.
- Investigators describe the crime scene as consistent with multiple stab wounds and extensive blood; prosecutors allege sharp-force injuries and a knife was personally used, while LAPD links erratic Santa Monica hotel check-in behavior to the case.
- DA Nathan Hochman said his office will confer with the family before deciding on the death penalty, with the arraignment continued to Jan. 7 as defense attorney Alan Jackson called the case complex.
- Family and reports point to a long struggle with addiction and recent mental‑health worries, and law enforcement sources say Nick Reiner is held on suicide watch in administrative segregation at Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
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The double homicide charges against Nick Reiner — who is suspected of killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner — carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
Reiner's son appears in court
LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, while the couple's other two…
Los Angeles. Nick Reiner, son of acclaimed director Rob Reiner, appeared yesterday for the first time before a Los Angeles court charged with the murder of his parents, although his impeachment hearing was postponed.
The son of the well-known director Rob Reiner is suspected of stabbing his parents. In court he only said three words.
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