Overview
- The Los Angeles County death certificates state Rob and Michele Reiner died within minutes from multiple knife wounds inflicted by another person, and their remains were cremated and released to son Jake.
- Nick Reiner, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special-circumstance allegations and is being held without bail at Twin Towers in isolation under suicide-prevention monitoring.
- Investigators collected evidence from a Santa Monica hotel room where staff reported a blood-filled bathtub and stained bedding after Nick reportedly checked in around 4 a.m. on December 14.
- Media reports cite a longstanding schizophrenia diagnosis for Nick and a medication change three to four weeks before the killings, which his defense is expected to leverage at the January 7 arraignment.
- Romy Reiner discovered her parents’ bodies in their Brentwood home, and reporting describes a tense family context, including a heated exchange between Rob and Nick at a holiday party the night before.