Overview
- TMZ’s new special asserts, citing unnamed sources, that Nick Reiner was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder around 2020 and later had stabilizing medications changed over weight concerns.
- Those sources claim the medication switch precipitated a break from reality and say he is not competent to stand trial, with his former lawyer indicating a plan to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
- TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened premiered January 9 on Fox and is now streaming on Hulu.
- A resurfaced 2016 episode of the Dopey podcast features Nick praising his parents as “very understanding” while discussing drug use and frustrations over promoting the film Being Charlie.
- Authorities have charged Nick Reiner with killing Rob and Michele Reiner, and he is being held at Los Angeles’ Twin Towers jail without bail.