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Rob Reiner, Wife Murdered; Son Charged First-Degree

7/6/2026

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Nick Reiner Charged

Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were fatally stabbed in their Brentwood, California home on Dec. 14, 2025.
Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested, charged with two counts of first-degree murder, pleaded not guilty on Feb. 23, 2026, and faces life without parole or the death penalty.
A trustee denied Nick’s request for $1.5 million from the trust, forcing him to rely on a public defender.

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Nick Reiner Diagnosed

Nick Reiner has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
He changed psychiatric medication a month before the killings because of side effects and was placed under a yearlong mental-health conservatorship in 2020.
Harvey Levin said on Fox & Friends that Reiner is not competent to stand trial.
His children are Jake, Nick (32) and Romy (28).
His daughter is Tracy Reiner (62).

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Nick Reiner Charged

Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were fatally stabbed in their Brentwood, California home on Dec. 14, 2025.
Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested, charged with two counts of first-degree murder, pleaded not guilty on Feb. 23, 2026, and faces life without parole or the death penalty.
A trustee denied Nick’s request for $1.5 million from the trust, forcing him to rely on a public defender.

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