Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner

Courts and Crime Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner Nick made his third appearance in a courtroom on Monday, where he entered his plea via his public defender By Nancy Dillon Nancy Dillon Contact Nancy Dillon on X Contact Nancy Dillon by Email View all posts by Nancy Dillon February 23, 2026 Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to the grisly stabbing murders of his parents, the celebrated Hollywood director Rob Reiner and photographer-philanthropist Michelle Reiner. Nick, 32, made his third appearance in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, wearing a brown jail uniform, and entered his plea through his public defender. The middle child of the beloved couple was arrested Dec. 14, 2025, just hours after his parents’ bodies were found dead in the primary bedroom of their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, police said. Rob Reiner, who acted in the groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family before directing the hit movies This Is Spinal Tap , Stand by Me , and The Princess Bride , and Michelle Reiner, who met her husband on the set of his classic comedy When Harry Met Sally , died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” the county medical examiner said. Nicke was charged with two counts of first-degree murder , with prosecutors identifying the alleged murder weapon as a knife. After the slayings, Nick’s struggles with mental health and drug addiction made headlines. Four days after the arrest, sources confirmed to Rolling Stone that Nick had been treated for schizophrenia before the shocking double homicide. Last month, a source told The New York Times that Nick also had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a condition that combines psychotic symptoms, like schizophrenia, with mood issues, such as depression or mania. Sources reportedly told The Times that Nick had been placed in a confidential conservatorship in 2020. The newspaper further reported Nick had been on psychiatric medication as part of ...