I’m watching a live report that Rob Reiner and his wife were stabbed to death in Brentwood and it might’ve been by Rob‘s son. Still waiting for verification.
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The Murder of Rob and Michele Reiner in Brentwood, California (3 Viewers)
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I’m watching a live report that Rob Reiner and his wife were stabbed to death in Brentwood and it might’ve been by Rob‘s son. Still waiting for verification.
GrandmaBear
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They are talking they don't want another death, if the DP was imposed. Also they say IF he were to plead NGRI and again he can't just choose to do that, they would support that. They simply do not want him to get the DP is what it seems to be more so which isn't surprising since Rob and perhaps both parents allegedly were against the DP.This indicates the siblings want him to plead NGBRI.
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Nick Reiner’s siblings detail the justice they’re seeking for ‘seriously ill’ brother: report
While siblings Romy and Jake Reiner were absent from their brother Nick’s brief court appearances, it appears the siblings may be hoping for treatment-oriented justice over execution.nypost.com
Nick Reiner’s siblings detail the justice they’re seeking for ‘seriously ill’ brother: report
By
Bianca Heyward
Published Jan. 8, 2026
Updated Jan. 9, 2026, 6:43 a.m. ET
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The grieving children of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer hope their “seriously ill” brother is spared from the death penalty as he stands trial for the murder of their parents, according to a new report.
Romy and Jake Reiner believe their brother Nick Reiner’s
alleged stabbing of their famous parents was the result of a devastating mental collapse as a family friend said the last thing the family wants is “another killing,” the US Sun reported.
(From left) Rob, Nick, Michele, Romy and Jake Reiner.michelereiner/Instagram4
“Rob and Michele’s family, despite everything, do not want Nick to get the death penalty, as they insist this horrific incident was the byproduct of a mental health crisis,” the Reiner family friend told the Sun.
“The last thing the Reiners want is another killing in the face of this unbelievable tragedy, and that the death penalty would only bring more pain,” the friend added.
An illustration of Nick’s recent court appearance.Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID4
“It won’t bring back Rob and Michele.”
Romy and Jake Reiner were absent at Nick Reiner’s brief court appearance Tuesday, but the source told the Sun they’d support their disturbed sibling if he were to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at his arraignment on Feb. 23.
The troubled middle child was reportedly “diagnosed with schizophrenia just weeks before the stabbings and was under close psychiatric care.”
Prior to the Dec. 14 bloodbath, doctors altered his meds, “which the family believes, triggered increasingly concerning behavior,” the Sun reported.
Romy and Jake at the beach with Jake’s girlfriend and a friend in Malibu.London Entertainment for NY Post4
Nick Reiner, 32, has a well-documented history of substance abuse and mental health issues, with multiple rehab stints since age 15.
The Reiner family released a statement in the aftermath of the Dec. 14 double murder, asking for “speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”
Nick (center) has a well-documented history of substance abuse and mental health issues, with multiple rehab stints since age 15.jakereiner/Instagram4
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman charged Reiner with two counts of murder with the “special circumstance allegation of multiple murders,” which keeps the death penalty on the table.
However, Hochman has indicated that the family’s wishes will be a factor in the final sentencing approach.
Even if a death sentence were handed down, California remains under a moratorium established by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019, making an eventual execution unlikely unless it’s lifted in the future.
They have no "quote" from the family other than the December statement all have heard. It's from a "friend" saying this is how the family feels.
Also someone is erroneous as they say he was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and TMZ says he was diagnosed in 2020 which was not recently.
So in taking all that, I don't find the article very believable or significant.
He cannot just decide to plead NGRI.
Okay I looked specifically for CA and I guess that's wrong, they can plead NGRI first but it is NOT a finding. And in fact puts the burden of proof on the defendant. It is not a status or a finding, nothing but an attempt, a claim, and then it has to be proven AFTER guilt is found.
Yes, in California, you plead
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) first, but this triggers a separate sanity trial after guilt on the crime is established (or admitted); you don't have to be previously declared insane by a mental health professional, but must prove legal insanity at the time of the crime using the M'Naghten rule (unable to know right from wrong/nature of act) in that second trial. It's a plea, not a pre-existing status, and the burden of proof is on the defendant.
I searched this specifically for California. Not surprising they are different. It never is.
I think publications talking about friends or sources saying what the family things are questionable. Not direct from the family. And the odds of family being on the same page in most families in a case such as this are slim as well. I put little store in it.
Mel70
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I don't think he should be allowed access to it.
Mel70
I miss you Oreo.
He deserves the death penalty. But would likely die of natural causes on death row. NGRI. He knew what he was doing.
Mel70
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They don't want another killing. I hate that. It's not the same thing!!!This indicates the siblings want him to plead NGBRI.
Primary MenuNick Reiner’s siblings detail the justice they’re seeking for ‘seriously ill’ brother: report
While siblings Romy and Jake Reiner were absent from their brother Nick’s brief court appearances, it appears the siblings may be hoping for treatment-oriented justice over execution.
Nick Reiner’s siblings detail the justice they’re seeking for ‘seriously ill’ brother: report
By
Bianca Heyward
Published Jan. 8, 2026
Updated Jan. 9, 2026, 6:43 a.m. ET
146
V JD Vance goes nuclear on the med8
The grieving children of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer hope their “seriously ill” brother is spared from the death penalty as he stands trial for the murder of their parents, according to a new report.
Romy and Jake Reiner believe their brother Nick Reiner’s
alleged stabbing of their famous parents was the result of a devastating mental collapse as a family friend said the last thing the family wants is “another killing,” the US Sun reported.
(From left) Rob, Nick, Michele, Romy and Jake Reiner.michelereiner/Instagram
“Rob and Michele’s family, despite everything, do not want Nick to get the death penalty, as they insist this horrific incident was the byproduct of a mental health crisis,” the Reiner family friend told the Sun.
“The last thing the Reiners want is another killing in the face of this unbelievable tragedy, and that the death penalty would only bring more pain,” the friend added.
An illustration of Nick’s recent court appearance.Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID
“It won’t bring back Rob and Michele.”
Romy and Jake Reiner were absent at Nick Reiner’s brief court appearance Tuesday, but the source told the Sun they’d support their disturbed sibling if he were to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at his arraignment on Feb. 23.
The troubled middle child was reportedly “diagnosed with schizophrenia just weeks before the stabbings and was under close psychiatric care.”
Prior to the Dec. 14 bloodbath, doctors altered his meds, “which the family believes, triggered increasingly concerning behavior,” the Sun reported.
Romy and Jake at the beach with Jake’s girlfriend and a friend in Malibu.London Entertainment for NY Post
Nick Reiner, 32, has a well-documented history of substance abuse and mental health issues, with multiple rehab stints since age 15.
The Reiner family released a statement in the aftermath of the Dec. 14 double murder, asking for “speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”
Nick (center) has a well-documented history of substance abuse and mental health issues, with multiple rehab stints since age 15.jakereiner/Instagram
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman charged Reiner with two counts of murder with the “special circumstance allegation of multiple murders,” which keeps the death penalty on the table.
However, Hochman has indicated that the family’s wishes will be a factor in the final sentencing approach.
Even if a death sentence were handed down, California remains under a moratorium established by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019, making an eventual execution unlikely unless it’s lifted in the future.
Mel70
I miss you Oreo.
He shouldn't benefit from the people he killed.
Mel70
I miss you Oreo.
That's the point, yes.
Guess Who
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So you believe that somebody that actually needs a public defender should possibly go without one because some dude that has access to money ate up the budget for them?
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
I don't put much store in that article. Agree though not the same thing at all. CA doesn't execute anyhow. Newsom has a "no" on all executions.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
No one know that he has access to money at all. NO ONE. He was living in the guest house for goodness sakes. You seem to be stuck on that he might have had a trust fund but no one knows that either.
They will go by if he can afford a private defense to appoint him a public defender for good and that will tell us.
Mel70
I miss you Oreo.
There's always a guarantee of a public defender. A murderer shouldn't have the benefit of the people he has killed money.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
A guarantee if they fit the income situation. He must and also the public defenders said they are on this for the long term. That must mean they think he fits and is eligible or they already know so.
It means he does not have enough for a private defense.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
Just because mommy and pops were putting a roof over his head doesn't mean he has any money of his own, nor any trust.
He also lived on the streets for a long time which would also indicate no money of his own.
He also lived on the streets for a long time which would also indicate no money of his own.
I can see him saying he doesn’t want to do the insanity defense. He probably feels justified for whatever reason. That happens a lot with killers. I haven’t seen where he has any sort of empathy or caring for others whatsoever. Even in the interviews that I’ve watched, he acts like he can’t get away from his father fast enough. Body language. Just my impression.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
I'd agree on he is not comfortable with his father nor seems to want to be around him, doesn't like him and in that interview re the show, I think he holds back what he'd like to say, knowing what his father will get upset over him saying for image, etc.
I don't know the reason for Jackson stepping down and so far as far as I'm concerned it is all speculation but the one fact there is, they or he did not line up another private lawyer first. That seems to indicate to me he has no money to speak of AND no private lawyer is going to get paid. Those are the only facts that I see.
Cousin Dupree
Keep Others Safe
This indicates the siblings want him to plead NGBRI.
Primary MenuNick Reiner’s siblings detail the justice they’re seeking for ‘seriously ill’ brother: report
While siblings Romy and Jake Reiner were absent from their brother Nick’s brief court appearances, it appears the siblings may be hoping for treatment-oriented justice over execution.
Nick Reiner’s siblings detail the justice they’re seeking for ‘seriously ill’ brother: report
By
Bianca Heyward
Published Jan. 8, 2026
Updated Jan. 9, 2026, 6:43 a.m. ET
146
V JD Vance goes nuclear on the med8
The grieving children of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer hope their “seriously ill” brother is spared from the death penalty as he stands trial for the murder of their parents, according to a new report.
Romy and Jake Reiner believe their brother Nick Reiner’s
alleged stabbing of their famous parents was the result of a devastating mental collapse as a family friend said the last thing the family wants is “another killing,” the US Sun reported.
(From left) Rob, Nick, Michele, Romy and Jake Reiner.michelereiner/Instagram
“Rob and Michele’s family, despite everything, do not want Nick to get the death penalty, as they insist this horrific incident was the byproduct of a mental health crisis,” the Reiner family friend told the Sun.
“The last thing the Reiners want is another killing in the face of this unbelievable tragedy, and that the death penalty would only bring more pain,” the friend added.
An illustration of Nick’s recent court appearance.Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID
“It won’t bring back Rob and Michele.”
Romy and Jake Reiner were absent at Nick Reiner’s brief court appearance Tuesday, but the source told the Sun they’d support their disturbed sibling if he were to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at his arraignment on Feb. 23.
The troubled middle child was reportedly “diagnosed with schizophrenia just weeks before the stabbings and was under close psychiatric care.”
Prior to the Dec. 14 bloodbath, doctors altered his meds, “which the family believes, triggered increasingly concerning behavior,” the Sun reported.
Romy and Jake at the beach with Jake’s girlfriend and a friend in Malibu.London Entertainment for NY Post
Nick Reiner, 32, has a well-documented history of substance abuse and mental health issues, with multiple rehab stints since age 15.
The Reiner family released a statement in the aftermath of the Dec. 14 double murder, asking for “speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”
Nick (center) has a well-documented history of substance abuse and mental health issues, with multiple rehab stints since age 15.jakereiner/Instagram
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman charged Reiner with two counts of murder with the “special circumstance allegation of multiple murders,” which keeps the death penalty on the table.
However, Hochman has indicated that the family’s wishes will be a factor in the final sentencing approach.
Even if a death sentence were handed down, California remains under a moratorium established by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019, making an eventual execution unlikely unless it’s lifted in the future.
That's love.
Tresir
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If he pleads NGBRI and achieves that outcome, then he wil have been deemed insane and will then be institutionalized for the rest of his life, presumably. How is that benefitting from the victims?
Guess Who
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No there isn't. Every government entity runs off of a budget. Every. Single. One.
While a poor person that qualifies and funding is exhausted, they will get very bad representation that they would not deserve.
It would be a 100% waste of funding giving it to anybody that could afford to pay for an attorney. It would be like a person that had 100k in the bank but they technically qualify for food stamps because their actual income is low.
Funding Crisis Leaves Defense Lawyers Working Without Pay
The program that pays court-appointed private attorneys to represent indigent federal criminal defendants has run out of money, starting the clock on a painful three-month delay in paying these attorneys and their related service providers for constitutionally mandated legal work.
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Guess Who
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Exactly
Tresir
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Califirnia's slayer law prevents NR from benefitting from funding from the parents he killed, is what people are saying, so they can't do it even if they wanted to.No there isn't. Every government entity runs off of a budget. Every. Single. One.
While a poor person that qualifies and funding is exhausted, they will get very bad representation that they would not deserve.
It would be a 100% waste of funding giving it to anybody that could afford to pay for an attorney. It would be like a person that had 100k in the bank but they technically qualify for food stamps because their actual income is low.
Funding Crisis Leaves Defense Lawyers Working Without Pay
The program that pays court-appointed private attorneys to represent indigent federal criminal defendants has run out of money, starting the clock on a painful three-month delay in paying these attorneys and their related service providers for constitutionally mandated legal work.www.uscourts.gov
Tresir
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I don't think so, I think it is common sense and they cannot pay for his defence, even if they wanted to, due to the CA slayer law.