Overview
- Alan Jackson told the court he was withdrawing as defense counsel on Jan. 7, and Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene was assigned as the case was reset for arraignment on Feb. 23.
- Reiner remains held without bail at the Twin Towers facility; a sheriff’s source says he was recently removed from suicide watch but stays in High Observation Housing under solitary monitoring.
- He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances and a weapon allegation, exposing him to life without parole or the death penalty if convicted.
- The Los Angeles County medical examiner determined Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, died from multiple sharp-force injuries; Nick Reiner was arrested hours later near USC in Exposition Park.
- Reports citing sources say Reiner has a history of addiction and was being treated for schizophrenia before the killings, details that have not been formally presented in court.