{"id":42753,"date":"2026-08-13T08:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T03:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42753"},"modified":"2026-08-13T08:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T03:26:44","slug":"nick-reiner-hit-with-new-murder-charges-for-stabbing-dad-rob-mom-to-death-in-beds-with-added-chance-hell-face-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42753","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner hit with new murder charges for &#8216;stabbing dad Rob &#038; mom to death in beds&#8217; with added chance he&#8217;ll face DEATH"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>NICK Reiner has been indicted in the deaths of his parents after they were found fatally stabbed in their family home in December.<\/p>\n<p>Nick, 32, previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15988539\/nick-reiner-brutal-stabbing-murder-parents\/\">pleaded not guilty<\/a> to the murders of his <span id=\"40a22ca5-7f74-4974-912a-d8ff1dd8fed7\" class=\"suggested-link\">film<\/span> director dad Rob Reiner and his mother Michele, but a newly unsealed indictment reveals an additional allegation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16832728\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Nick Reiner has been accused of killing his parents, film director Rob Reiner and mother Michele in December 2025<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16832852\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their home on December 14<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/michelereiner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16048375\/rob-reiner-oscars-tribute-feud-corey-feldman\/\">Rob<\/a> and Michele were found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15656807\/rob-reiner-family-breaks-silence-after-murder\/\">with their throats slashed<\/a> on December 14 inside of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15647380\/rob-reiner-death-billy-crystal-los-angeles\/\">their <span id=\"21d2dd52-bddb-4935-8f58-d4b2b52945e8\" class=\"suggested-link\">Los Angeles<\/span> home.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nick, the couple\u2019s <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16016266\/rob-reiner-nick-inherit-family-fortune-murders-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">youngest son<\/a><\/span>, was indicted by a grand jury on the updated murder charges, replacing the initial charges filed against him in 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He has since pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstances allegations of lying in wait and personally using a knife, according to the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-08-12\/nick-reiner-indictment-rob-michele-slayings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The indictment was returned on July 20 and unsealed on Wednesday after Nick entered his plea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16270186\/jake-reiner-essay-living-nightmare-rob-michele\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/JB_JAKE-REINER_COMP-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">&#8216;I WAS ROBBED&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Rob Reiner\u2019s son Jake reveals moment he learned his parents had been killed<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16041417\/nick-reiner-twin-towers-correctional-facility-inside-prison-california\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ES_NICK-REINER_COMP.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">NO PICNIC<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Inside Nick Reiner&#8217;s horrid jail conditions from &#8216;repulsive meals&#8217; to &#8216;solitude&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The new lying in wait allegation carries the possibility of a life sentence without parole or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15691117\/rob-reiner-michele-case-nick-death-penalty\/\">the death penalty.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The indictment allows prosecutors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15745816\/nick-reiner-plea-rob-michele-murder-court\/\">speed up the process for Nick\u2019s case to go to trial<\/a>, avoid a preliminary hearing and avoid witnesses testifying about the circumstances and Nick\u2019s <span id=\"664bbf11-08d8-4780-9a81-67490f483a8f\" class=\"suggested-link\">history<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,\u201d said Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rob and Michele attended a<span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15978739\/conan-obrien-rob-reiner-stabbed-son\/\">holiday party hosted by comedian Conan O\u2019Brien<\/a><span> with Nick on December 13, and later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15646932\/rob-reiner-son-nick-clashed-conan-obrien-xmas\/\">got into a heated argument<\/a> with their son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15645766\/rob-reiner-daughter-breaks-silence-saw-dad-killing\/\">Their daughter Romy<\/a> found them dead inside their home on December 14 around 3:30pm PST.<\/p>\n<p>Nick, who has a history of substance abuse and mental illness, was arrested later that night and has since been held inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16041417\/nick-reiner-twin-towers-correctional-facility-inside-prison-california\/\">the Twin Towers jail<\/a> in California.<\/p>\n<p>His arraignment in January was postponed after his star lawyer <span id=\"864e6fbc-5e30-41d7-8874-8deae3c67e1f\" class=\"suggested-link\">Alan Jackson<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/11790118\/karen-read-cuddling-up-lawyer-alan-jackson-boston-trial\/\">who represented Karen Read<\/a>, withdrew from the case abruptly, saying he had \u201cno choice\u201d but to leave.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16832962\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Nick (pictured in 2024) has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16832965\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Nick depicted in a courtroom sketch as he appeared in court on January 7, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nick is scheduled to appear in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/court\/\">court<\/a> on September 15.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have not yet decided whether they will seek the death penalty in his case.<\/p>\n<p>A <span id=\"e9c09ce4-33d3-48da-8e71-0f2c9bab894c\" class=\"suggested-link\">family<\/span> friend told The U.S. Sun that Nick\u2019s siblings <span id=\"e1184c09-6e29-4971-981e-3676cd64d7fd\" class=\"suggested-link\">Jake<\/span> and Romy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15741256\/nick-reiner-siblings-ill-brother-avoid-death-penalty\/\">want him to avoid the death penalty.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRob &amp; Michele\u2019s family, despite everything, do not want Nick to get the death penalty, as they insist this horrific incident was the byproduct of a mental <span id=\"e2f5bde3-debb-4871-8f1b-86b6d7a6489b\" class=\"suggested-link\">health<\/span> crisis,\u201d the insider said.<\/p>\n<p>Jake released a lengthy Substack post in April <span>titled \u201cMom and Dad,\u201d<\/span> where he revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16270186\/jake-reiner-essay-living-nightmare-rob-michele\/\">the moment he learned of his parents\u2019 deaths.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was at that moment I received a call from my sister Romy telling me our father was dead,\u201d the 34-year-old wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinutes later, she called back telling me our mother was also dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jake took an \u201cunendurable\u201d 45-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/lyft\/\">Lyft<\/a> ride to his parents\u2019 home, writing in his Substack post, \u201cMy world, as I knew it, had collapsed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16833077\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Rob and Nick worked together on the 2015 film Being Charlie<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-boxout\">\n<p><h3 class=\"article-boxout__headline\">Timeline of Rob and Michele Reiner&#8217;s death<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20\">\n<div class=\"article-boxout__content__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/2014-beverly-hilton-hilton-committed-1045978229_5f27b1.jpg?quality=90&amp;&amp;strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"article-boxout__content__intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Reiner and his wife of Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home on December 14, 2025.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Timeline:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>December 13, 2025<\/strong>: Reiner and his wife Michele attended a holiday party on the evening of December 13 with their son, Nick.<\/li>\n<li>Sources conveyed to The U.S. Sun that the couple and their son were engaged in a heated public argument while at the event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 14, 2025<\/strong>: Reiner and Michele were found dead in their Brentwood home in Los Angeles at around 3:30 pm PST.<\/li>\n<li>The couple\u2019s daughter, Romy, reportedly discovered her parents\u2019 bodies.<\/li>\n<li>Online police records show Reiner and Michele\u2019s 32-year-old son, Nick, was arrested at 9:15 pm PST on December 14.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 15, 2025<\/strong>: Authorities in Los Angeles announce that Nick Reiner was arrested and charged with murder.<\/li>\n<li>Nick was booked into a Los Angeles jail at 5:04 am and was being held on $4 million bail, which was later revoked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 16, 2025<\/strong>: Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman formally charged Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder.<\/li>\n<li>Hochman said his office would consider the death penalty in Nick\u2019s case.<\/li>\n<li>Nick\u2019s scheduled court appearance on December 16 was postponed due to what his attorney said was a procedural issue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 17, 2025<\/strong>: Nick Reiner briefly appeared in court. A plea was not entered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 23, 2025<\/strong>: The death certificates of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner disclosed that the couple died of multiple sharp force injuries caused with \u201ca knife, by another.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jake did not name Nick in his writing, referring to him only as his \u201cbrother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lost more than half of our family that night in the most violent way imaginable,\u201d Jake said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, any loss of a parent is devastating, but nothing compares to losing both of them at the same time and, on top of that, having your brother be at the center of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rob was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16064599\/rob-reiner-oscars-tribute-billy-crystal\/\">a famous <span id=\"b3fb1d48-07cf-4322-a75b-3e7b6147242e\" class=\"suggested-link\">Hollywood<\/span> filmmaker<\/a>, known for directing films like <span>The Princess Bride and<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15657984\/meg-ryan-tributes-rob-reiner\/\">When Harry Met Sally<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/15642810\/rob-reiner-death-career-wife\/\">famously rewrote<\/a><span><span>\u00a0<\/span>the ending of When Harry Met Sally<span>\u00a0<\/span>after meeting his wife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nick and Rob worked together to create the film Being Charlie in 2015, with characters that thinly resembled versions of the father and son.<\/p>\n<p>The film explored how <span id=\"b20a0adf-8741-4a0d-9bc6-23457ebb08c7\" class=\"suggested-link\">drugs<\/span> could harm a relationship between a successful actor and his son.<\/p>\n<p>Jake remembered his mother as \u201cthe engine, the backbone, and the heart of our entire family,\u201d in his Substack post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad is my hero. I love how he would analyze my dreams or how I felt I could come talk to him about anything. No subject was ever off-limits,\u201d Jake said of his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was authentic, passionate, and his sense of humor has always been my sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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 in the deaths of his parents after they were found fatally stabbed in their family home in December. Nick, 32, previously pleaded not guilty to the murders of his film director dad Rob Reiner and his mother Michele, but a newly unsealed indictment reveals an additional allegation. 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