Overview
- Legal analysts say a not‑guilty‑by‑reason‑of‑insanity plea is rarely successful in California and requires proof the defendant did not understand the nature or wrongfulness of the act.
- Experts point to reports of a public dispute with his parents the night before and a hotel check‑in as indicators that could undercut a legal insanity claim.
- Nick Reiner is jailed at Twin Towers Correctional Facility, reportedly under suicide watch, and has not entered a plea.
- He is charged with two counts of first‑degree murder with a knife alleged, and official records list multiple sharp‑force injuries as the cause of death.
- Romy and Jake Reiner were photographed together for the first time since the killings, and a source tells People they are relying on their long‑standing bond for support.