{"id":42146,"date":"2026-08-13T02:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42146"},"modified":"2026-08-13T02:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:20:29","slug":"nick-reiner-indicted-on-murder-charges-in-the-stabbing-deaths-of-his-parents-rob-and-michele-reiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42146","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner indicted on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-879a86\" class=\"body-graf\">Nick Reiner has been<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/nick-reiner-indicted-murder-of-parents\/3928516\/\" target=\"_blank\"> indicted on murder charges<\/a> in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in a stabbing attack inside the family\u2019s Brentwood home in December.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-21d78b\" class=\"body-graf\">He pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of murder, with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait, according to Los Angeles County officials. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-5c107e\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1800\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-06\/260609-nick-reiner-mn-0825-9cc5aa.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/260609-nick-reiner-mn-0825-9cc5aa.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-06\/260609-nick-reiner-mn-0825-9cc5aa.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/260609-nick-reiner-mn-0825-9cc5aa.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/260609-nick-reiner-mn-0825-9cc5aa.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Reiner\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Nick Reiner during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents on Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Chris Torres \/ Pool via AP file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-4f7977\" class=\"body-graf\">Reiner, 32, was brought to a 13th-floor courtroom at the Criminal Courts Building, in downtown Los Angeles, to answer to the new charges, which will replace the original murder case filed in 2025. The indictment, which was returned last month, adds a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-26ccaf\" class=\"body-graf\">Special circumstances allegations can increase potential penalties in the sentencing phase of a trial.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-b6a381\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThis was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,\u201d Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-144d76\" class=\"body-graf\">His appointed defense attorney, L.A. Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, declined to comment following the arraignment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-b7c2fd\" class=\"body-graf\">The indictment speeds the case toward a jury trial, bypassing the need for a public preliminary hearing, which had been expected to take place sometime in the fall. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-7eed56\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1111\" data-original-width=\"1666\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2025-12\/251215-rob-reiner-nick-reiner-mn-1700-6976af.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-12\/251215-rob-reiner-nick-reiner-mn-1700-6976af.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2025-12\/251215-rob-reiner-nick-reiner-mn-1700-6976af.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-12\/251215-rob-reiner-nick-reiner-mn-1700-6976af.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-12\/251215-rob-reiner-nick-reiner-mn-1700-6976af.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner, Romy Reiner and Nick Reiner arrive at the premiere of &quot;Spinal Tap II: The End Continues&quot; \" height=\"1111\" width=\"1666\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">From left, Rob Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner, Romy Reiner and Nick Reiner on Sept. 9, 2025, in Los Angeles. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Richard Shotwell \/ Invision \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-342684\" class=\"body-graf\"> He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife, the DA said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-67d899\" class=\"body-graf\">Reiner, who is being held without bail, was arrested Dec. 15, a day after his parents\u2019 bodies were discovered in their bedroom. He is scheduled to return to court for a hearing on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-637cff\" class=\"body-graf\">If convicted, Reiner faces death or life in state prison without the possibility of parole. The DA said a decision on whether to seek the death penalty will be made at a later date.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4f62a1\" class=\"body-graf\">The deaths of Rob Reiner, 78, a celebrated director whose long list of  films included \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u2026,\u201d \u201cA Few Good Men\u201d and \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap,\u201d and Michele Reiner, 70, a photographer and producer, stunned the Hollywood community and led to an outpouring of tributes from entertainment industry colleagues, political figures and more. The family\u2019s challenges with Nick, including battles with drug addiction, were well-documented.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-89a0c8\" class=\"body-graf\">In September, the family appeared together at the Los Angeles premiere of \u201cSpinal Tap 2: The End Continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0eef3f\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Nick Reiner has spoken publicly over the years about his struggles with drug addiction, which began in his teens. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/nick-reiner-rob-reiners-son-opens-up-about-drug-addiction-living-on-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\">People in an interview<\/a> in 2016 that he cycled in and out of treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness and relapses in between.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Reiner has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in a stabbing attack inside the family\u2019s Brentwood home in December. 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