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LAPD Puts Security Hold on Reiner Case Records as Jan. 7 Arraignment Nears

The case now centers on a Jan. 7 arraignment with key forensic records under an LAPD security hold.

Overview

  • LAPD confirmed a security hold on the medical examiner’s report and related materials to keep details from public release until detectives review them.
  • Nick Reiner, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and remains held without bail at Twin Towers Correctional Facility, where reports say he is on suicide watch.
  • Prosecutors have alleged knife use and special circumstances, exposing Reiner to a potential life‑without‑parole sentence or, if pursued and approved, the death penalty.
  • Jake and Romy Reiner have made low‑key public appearances, are leaning on each other for support, and have asked for privacy while they plan a memorial announcement at a later date.
  • Legal experts say an insanity plea would be a difficult path in California, though mental‑health evidence could be used to contest premeditation rather than support a full insanity defense.