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Nick Reiner

Los Angeles criminal case involving unproven murder charges in the deaths of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.

Charged · allegations
last updated 30 September 2026 · 10 sources
Confirmed facts
16
Open questions
4
Plea
Not guilty
Next hearing
7 Oct 2026
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Case file Nick Reiner, reference D C zero one six six. CBS News reported that on December fourteenth, twenty twenty-five, Rob Reiner, seventy-eight, and Michele Singer Reiner, seventy, were found dead inside their Brentwood home in Los Angeles. The Associated Press reported that Nick Reiner, thirty-two, was arrested hours later in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California, and that police said he did not resist. The Los Angeles Times reported that on December sixteenth, prosecutors filed two counts of first-degree murder, with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders and a deadly-weapon allegation involving a knife. AP reported that on February twenty-third, Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty. AP also reported that a grand jury later returned an indictment. The indictment was unsealed on August twelfth and added a lying-in-wait special-circumstance allegation, which is unproven. AP reported prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. The file’s open questions include any alleged motive, the evidence on the lying-in-wait allegation, whether the grand jury transcript will be released, and whether trust-fund money may be used for defense costs. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one six six at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed16 entries
14 December 2025
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead inside their Brentwood home in Los Angeles.
CBS News
14 December 2025
Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California hours after Rob and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead; AP reported police said he did not resist.
AP
16 December 2025
Los Angeles County prosecutors filed two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders and a deadly-weapon allegation involving a knife.
Los Angeles Times
16 December 2025
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said prosecutors had not decided whether to seek the death penalty.
AP
23 February 2026
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.
AP
23 February 2026
CBS News reported that public defender Kimberly Greene entered the not guilty plea on Nick Reiner's behalf and that Reiner acknowledged waiving a speedy preliminary hearing.
CBS News
20 July 2026
A Los Angeles County grand jury returned an indictment against Nick Reiner on murder charges in the deaths of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.
AP
12 August 2026
The grand jury indictment was unsealed and added a special-circumstance allegation that Nick Reiner committed murder by means of lying in wait; the allegation is unproven.
AP
12 August 2026
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait, and prosecutors said no decision had been made on whether to seek the death penalty.
Los Angeles Times
15 September 2026
A pretrial hearing is scheduled at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
Los Angeles Times
15 September 2026
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner; AP reported that life without the possibility of parole is the maximum sentence if he is convicted.
AP · added 30 Sep 2026
15 September 2026
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta conditionally sealed the grand jury transcript until the issue of release can be litigated.
Washington Post · added 30 Sep 2026
15 September 2026
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he did not anticipate a trial before 2027.
AP · added 30 Sep 2026
22 September 2026
According to court filings reported by the Los Angeles Times, Nick Reiner asked for $558,000 from a trust set up by his parents to pay for his legal defense; the request is unresolved.
Los Angeles Times · added 30 Sep 2026
7 October 2026
A hearing is set on whether the grand jury transcript in Nick Reiner's case should be released.
Washington Post · added 30 Sep 2026
23 October 2026
A hearing is set on Nick Reiner's request for access to trust-fund money.
Los Angeles Times · added 30 Sep 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What motive, if any, will prosecutors allege in court?Unconfirmed; the Los Angeles Times reported that a motive had not been made public. · unconfirmed
What evidence supports or contests the lying-in-wait allegation?Unconfirmed; the indictment allegation has been reported, but trial evidence has not been adjudicated. · unconfirmed
Will the court release the grand jury transcript?Unconfirmed; the Washington Post reported the transcript was conditionally sealed pending litigation. · unconfirmed
Will the court allow Nick Reiner access to the trust-fund money he seeks for legal defense?Unconfirmed; the Los Angeles Times reported the request is set for hearing. · unconfirmed
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