The killing of Rob and Michele Reiner and the case against their son Nick

Rob Reiner, 78, was found dead at home along with his wife, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said, and the Los Angeles Police Department held their son on suspicion of murder.^[2][4] The coroner found that both died of "multiple sharp force injuries."^[3] Sources told CNN that Nick Reiner had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and that his medication had been changed before the killings.^[7] Friends including Billy Crystal and Larry David mourned the couple,^[8] and President Donald Trump drew criticism for a post attributing the deaths to anger Reiner had caused through his anti-Trump activism.^[9]

Nick Reiner made no plea at his first scheduled arraignment in January 2026,^[10] and his prominent lawyer, Alan Jackson, later withdrew from the case.^[11][12] He has sought money from a trust his parents set up for him to pay for his defense.^[13][14] In August a grand jury indicted him on two counts of murder with special circumstances, and he pleaded not guilty.^[5] His brother, Jake Reiner, said their parents "never stopped helping" Nick,^[15] and in September District Attorney Nathan Hochman said prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.^[6]