Overview
- Prosecutors charged Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder with special-circumstance allegations after the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Rob and Michele Reiner’s deaths homicides from multiple sharp-force injuries.
- Jail officials have placed Reiner in solitary confinement on suicide watch at the Twin Towers facility, requiring a blue prevention smock, 15-minute safety checks, video-escorted movement and contact limited to legal counsel and authorized staff.
- His arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026, and he remains held without bail; prosecutors have not announced a death-penalty decision.
- TMZ and other outlets report he was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and experienced medication changes that preceded the killings, claims not confirmed by authorities or the family.
- Coverage has also detailed a reported argument between Reiner and his father at Conan O’Brien’s holiday party the night before the deaths, and public tributes, including a quiet on-air remembrance by Saturday Night Live.