CA - Murder victims Identified as Rob Reiner and wife Michele - LA Dec 14 2025

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MassGuy said:
Nick Reiner is calling in the heavies after being arrested for allegedly murdering his famous parents ... because Alan Jackson tells us Nick hired him as his defense attorney.

Alan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys out there, and he's no stranger to high-profile cases like this one ... he recently got Karen Read acquitted of murder in Massachusetts.

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Nick Reiner Hires Defense Attorney Alan Jackson in Parents' Murder Case

Nick Reiner is calling in the heavies after being arrested for allegedly murdering his famous parents ... because Alan Jackson tells us Nick hired him as his defense attorney.
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Oh no, not AJ again with his third-party culprit defense strategy! With all due respect for his work, of course. But... three times in a year.?! :rolleyes:

MOO JMO
 
  • #462
Tippy Lynn said:
I agree. We need the ability to civilly commit people to long-term institutional settings. And jail isn’t what I’m referring to. It’s been proven over and over again. Jmo
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Agree. However, in America, the decision to seek therapy is personal, and you can not force a competent adult into treatment against their will. Defining competence for this purpose is a challenge! It's not even possible to force treatment on an inmate with a history of mental illness while incarcerated. Here, I'm specifically referring to the process necessary for involuntarily medicating a defendant pursuant to the Sell factors. See Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003). I'm following a case where the decision to force psychotropic meds has been going on for 28 months! JMO

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Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003)

Sell v. United States
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MassGuy said:
Nick Reiner is calling in the heavies after being arrested for allegedly murdering his famous parents ... because Alan Jackson tells us Nick hired him as his defense attorney.

Alan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys out there, and he's no stranger to high-profile cases like this one ... he recently got Karen Read acquitted of murder in Massachusetts.

www.tmz.com

Nick Reiner Hires Defense Attorney Alan Jackson in Parents' Murder Case

Nick Reiner is calling in the heavies after being arrested for allegedly murdering his famous parents ... because Alan Jackson tells us Nick hired him as his defense attorney.
www.tmz.com www.tmz.com
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If his decision was unaided, I'd say NR just passed the "competency" evaluation. Just sayin..
 
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MassGuy said:
Nick Reiner is calling in the heavies after being arrested for allegedly murdering his famous parents ... because Alan Jackson tells us Nick hired him as his defense attorney.

Alan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys out there, and he's no stranger to high-profile cases like this one ... he recently got Karen Read acquitted of murder in Massachusetts.

www.tmz.com

Nick Reiner Hires Defense Attorney Alan Jackson in Parents' Murder Case

Nick Reiner is calling in the heavies after being arrested for allegedly murdering his famous parents ... because Alan Jackson tells us Nick hired him as his defense attorney.
www.tmz.com www.tmz.com
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Where is he going to get the money to pay for this "great" attorney? Certainly not his own money. Perhaps money given to him by the wonderful parents he brutally murdered? Or is the attorney doing it pro-bono for the publicity?

What's his defense going to be? Go with the Mendendez BS that he was sexually abused? Unlike with Menendez, that clearly did not happen here. Say that his dad was hard on him because he was a degenerate addict? That he yelled at him in public because he was an embarrassment?

Or maybe the insanity defense. That he was not in the right frame of mind. CA doesn't have the death penalty, and I'm guessing his siblings will be fine if he's locked up the rest of his life, so despite the brutality of the murder of a by all appearances lovely couple, the DA doesn't bother making it a death penalty case.

The guy is scum. He took from the world some generous and lovely people, who cared for him more than anybody probably ever has or ever will. Sounds like he never respected his dad and was jealous and full of resentment. The fact he's even going to mount a strong defense shows what a narcissist he must be. I somehow doubt he feels remorse or shame for what he did, and the anguish he caused for millions upon millions of people who loved his parents.
 
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Robin Williams son

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000786375054885339

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  • #467
LMDlong said:
I’m curious about what caused the argument.
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Rob Reiner’s troubled son Nick reportedly stormed off in a huff after a tiff with comedy heavyweight Bill Hader at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party — which left other guests concerned....

When the SNL alum told Nick that he was in the middle of a private conversation, the source said Nick just stood there and stared, before “storming off.”

nypost.com

Nick Reiner ‘stormed off’ after getting into tiff with comedian Bill Hader at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party

Rob Reiner’s troubled son Nick reportedly stormed off in a huff after a tiff with comedy heavyweight Bill Hader at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party — which left other guests …
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I'm sure there was more to it than that interaction with Hader. imo
 
  • #468
su5ie said:
You can see the resentment, ( hate) it is plain for all to see imo

I must admit although I had seen the many films Rob made ,I wasn't aware of him and I hadn't been aware of Nick or the film finding Charlie. So I'm looking at this with "fresh eyes " .

Imo Nick was eaten up by his father's likeable nature .Any success or compliment attributed to Rob was taken as a criticism of himself . This is narcissism in the negative. The narcissist takes success of others as a failure for themselves.

This is an innate part of Nick ,no amount of praise , empathy, love shown or success of their own compensate and no amount of drugs soothe it .there will always exist someone who naturally more resourceful, talented ,richer and intelligent then you . It's it just the fundamentals of life and the law of averages . The need to be the best that gnaws is insatiable as it can't be quenched . It just so happens that the person that Nick obsessed over was his father . It was a roundabout neither could get off .

As the more the father did ,the more the son resented the endurance of his father's love .it was always going to end this way as long as the two where in the same proximity imo moo
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I wonder if Nick really admired his father and hated himself for never being able to measure up. Perhaps, he had such self-loathing that he resented his father for his feeling this way. He hated all that his father represented, everything that he couldn't or wouldn't ever be. It seems to me that Nick's mindset was stuck as a 15-year-old, when he started abusing drugs. When he murdered his parents, it was an impulsive tantrum, most probably aimed at his father for something that he said in front of people. Sort of like, "How dare he treat me like that in front of all those people? I'll show him."

Well, I guess that Nick thinks that he won. He got rid of his main problem in life. I actually think that after he is off drugs for a while and on medication and he becomes more clear headed, he will realize what he has done. I don't even think that he has the mental capacity to realize it right now.

It is a very tragic situation for everyone. Rob Reiner, by all accounts, was a very successful man. Nick, for some reason, didn't want to do anything with his life. So, instead, he did drugs. That was his thing. He probably was a big shot around the rest of the druggies. That's where he felt important--not in his father's world.

All Just My Opinion.
 
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Reiner has not yet been medically cleared to be transported from the jail where he’s being held to the courthouse, Jackson said, and that it’s “day to day” on when he will appear. The jail is about a mile away.

Jackson did not elaborate on why Reiner was not cleared. The US Marshals Service had said it located and arrested Reiner “without incident” on Sunday.

Prosecutors put together a charging document based on evidence provided by the police, but have not announced criminal charges.

His attorney would not comment on whether the family hired him or if he has met with Reiner.

 
  • #473
Auntie Cipation said:
Not necessarily. Per that article, he wasn't observed to have any blood on him when he checked in at 4am. So maybe he checked in, then left, went to the Reiner home and committed the murders (ie 5 or 6am) and then returned to the hotel to clean up. Then obviously left again (unless that's where he was arrested)
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Investigators will check any camera footages from the restaurant and hotel?
 
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  • #476
IzzyBlanche said:
people.com

Rob Reiner's Son Nick Not Medically Cleared to Make Court Appearance for Parents' Murders

Rob and Michele Reiner were killed in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14. Now their son Nick is in custody and accused of murdering them. Nick will not attend court appearances until he is medically cleared, his attorney, Alan Jackson, told reporters.
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I can see this going years before there is any trial. Maybe I'll check back here in 2030.
(Just kidding, but this is messed up California where cases like this can take 5-7 years, or more, to finally be resolved)
I'd like to know who's paying the high priced and high profile attorney.
 
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  • #478
Auntie Cipation said:
Not necessarily. Per that article, he wasn't observed to have any blood on him when he checked in at 4am. So maybe he checked in, then left, went to the Reiner home and committed the murders (ie 5 or 6am) and then returned to the hotel to clean up. Then obviously left again (unless that's where he was arrested)
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That is my thinking as well. Got his room, perhaps did some more drugs, then went and committed the crimes, before returning to the hotel, perhaps through a back entrance. I wonder whether he murdered them while they slept, early Sunday morning.
 
  • #479
DA to give update on the case @4:00 pm

Per CoutTV, they will cover it
 
  • #480
SoCalDavidS said:
That is my thinking as well. Got his room, perhaps did some more drugs, then went and committed the crimes, before returning to the hotel, perhaps through a back entrance. I wonder whether he murdered them while they slept, early Sunday morning.
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My thoughts too. Snuck in while they were fast asleep, slit their throats quickly then maybe stabbed them some more. Then took off.
Ambush killings.
Premeditated and carefully carried out. JMO
 
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