TRUE CRIME NEWSImprisoned Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to Grand Jury Indictment of Allegedly Lying in Wait Before Killing Parents Rob and Michele
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty after being indicted in the alleged killings of Rob and Michele Reiner.
Aug. 12 2026, Updated 4:26 p.m. ET
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty after a grand jury indicted him on charges alleging that he lied in wait before killing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
The 32-year-old was charged with two counts of murder, with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait.
Nick Reiner Accused of 'Lying in Wait' in Double Murder Case
Nick Reiner is accused of brutally slaying his parents in their California home on December 14, 2025.
Nick also faces a special allegation that he used a dangerous and deadly weapon. The indictment was returned on July 20, but wasn't unsealed until Wednesday, August 12, per Fox News.
"This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement obtained by the outlet. "The indictment unsealed today also adds a special circumstance allegation that the defendant committed the murders by means of lying in wait. We hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice."
Nick Reiner Set to Appear in Court Next Month
Nick Reiner was arrested hours after his parents were found dead in their home.
Nick remains in custody without bond and is scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing on September 15.
As OK! previously reported, the beloved film director and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood, Calif., home by their youngest daughter, Romy Reiner.
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Nick Reiner Was Arrested Hours After Rob and Michele Reiner's Murders
Rob and Michele Reiner's bodies were discovered by their youngest daughter, Romy Reiner.
Nick, who had been living with his parents at the time of the murder, was arrested hours after his parents' bodies were discovered and taken into custody near a neighborhood close to the campus of the University of Southern California.
Nick was originally charged with two counts of murder, along with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and the use of a dangerous weapon.
Prosecutors added a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait in the latest indictment, meaning the case will no longer require a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for the coming weeks.
Nick Reiner Suffered From Substance and Mental Health Issues
Family insiders claimed that Michele Reiner was at her 'wits end' with her son before the brutal slayings.
Nick was known to have battled severe mental health and substance abuse issues in the years before allegedly taking a knife to his parents' throats.
His substance abuse issues reportedly became too much for his parents, as a family source told TMZ that Michele had been at her "wits' end" with her son before he allegedly killed her and Rob.
"We tried everything," an insider said she told friends.
A separate source claimed that Nick "hated himself for not being as talented, prolific or beloved as his dad or grandad" and "really resented" Rob as a result.
