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Nick Reiner indicted for murders of parents Rob and Michele
NBC Los Angeles • • general
Key Points:
- Nick Reiner has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder for the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, at their Brentwood home in December.
- The indictment includes special circumstances allegations of lying in wait and use of a deadly weapon, which could lead to harsher sentencing.
- The new charges replace the original 2025 murder case and accelerate the process by bypassing a public preliminary hearing, with a pretrial hearing set for September 15.
- Reiner was arrested on December 15, a day after his parents' bodies were found; initial charges indicated the use of a knife in the attack.
- Rob Reiner was a renowned director known for films like "When Harry Met Sally…" and "A Few Good Men," and the family’s struggles with Nick’s drug addiction were publicly known.
