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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