Overview
- Rob and Michele Reiner were ruled homicide victims from multiple sharp‑force injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
- Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first‑degree murder with a special‑circumstance allegation of multiple murders.
- Reports say he is expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at a Jan. 7 arraignment.
- Newly resurfaced 2015 Dopey podcast audio features him recalling his father talking him through an eight‑hour bad LSD trip and admitting he once broke a rehab window to be prescribed Wellbutrin.
- Coverage also cites a recent schizophrenia diagnosis and medication changes weeks before the killings, and outlets differ on whether he is on suicide watch at Men’s Central Jail or in solitary at Twin Towers.