I guess I am confused as to why you appear to have taken my opinion post as being critical of yours or argumentative?
NO worries whatsoever. I wasn't in any way trying to be argumentative or dismissive. you've shared links to why you theorize as you do and I've shared mine supporting my own theory. Either of us could be correct or not. Sorry if you felt I was picking at you that was not my intent.
BBMSince this article describes Romy as so distraught after finding her father that she had her roommate call 911 I suspect the roommate, the reporting person, helped meet responding officers at the home.
The roommate with her helicopter view, not the Reiner family view, I believe succinctly summed up the situation for the officers as she sees it; Nick is dangerous.
Romy had "fled the house" called Billy Crystal finding out about her Mother from emergency responders when she returned.
This Guardian article is a summary of the New York Times article which is behind a paywall for non subscribers.
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The therapist contacted their daughter Romy Reiner, who lives nearby, who entered the house and found Rob Reiner’s body. The Times said that Romy “fled the house in anguish” without realizing that her mother’s body was also inside, and that her roommate, who had accompanied her, called 911. Emergency responders then discovered Michele Singer Reiner’s body.
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The person quoted by the Times also disputed several details that had previously been reported. He said that Romy had told emergency responders that Nick lived in a guesthouse on the property but did not name him as a potential suspect at that time.
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The source also disputed widely reported suggestions that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been particularly “apprehensive” over Nick’s behavior in recent weeks, saying the family were “accustomed to working through [Nick’s] problems together”.
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The source said that while he was not in a position to say whether Rob had “rebuked” his son for disruptive behavior at the party, suggestions the pair had a “heated argument” were not correct.
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New details emerge of how Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s bodies were found
An unnamed source told the New York Times the Reiners’ daughter, Romy, had discovered only her father’s body, and disputed reports the couple argued with their son, Nick, at a party the previous eveningwww.theguardian.com
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Accompanied by a roommate, Romy went to open the gate and check on her parents, where she found her father deceased. She quickly fled the house, had her roommate call 911, and reached out to Rob's longtime friend, Billy Crystal.
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Rob Reiner's Daughter Had No Idea Her Mom Was Dead After Discovering Dad's Body, Family Friend Reveals
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Crystal and David were spotted separately at the Reiner's’ home on Sunday, where a neighbor told ABC 7 Los Angeles that Crystal “looked like he was about to cry” while visiting. Both stars stayed briefly before leaving, according to TMZ.
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Crystal’s rep denied reports that he saw the Reiner's’ bodies during his visit, saying that Crystal and his wife were not allowed that close to the residence.
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Billy Crystal Breaks Silence on Rob Reiner After Rushing to Murder Scene
Crystal and other famous close friends of the late director and his wife released a tribute to the couple on Wednesday.www.thedailybeast.com
Imo, Romy was so traumatized at the time she didn’t know what to think having found her father dead then the news that her mother is dead also. I think she would be still be in a paralyzing state of disbelief.
all imo
I think he knows darned well what he did. I don't think he was insane at the time. I think he feels justified in the killing and just wants to be free to live his life and continue to do drugs on his parents dime.
Not trusting Harvey or tmz
I must say, in my opinion, I believe that Nick is pretending to be like a little confused child.
I accept that he could have been high on meth but mental illness is still there so it is a combo of both things. I know many people hate him and want death row or life in prison but because of his mental illness, I still have empathy for him. I believe he most likely will be sent to prison for life and his mental illnesses will go untreated for the remainder of his life. There are states that will take mentally ill murderers and send them to get treated for their illness by stablizing them with finding the correct medication, and then transfer them to prison to serve their remainder of time in the mental health ward within the prison. Here their medication can be given to them and enforced by a judge if their behavior is dangerous to their own health or to others within the prison system. Unfortunately, CA isn't one of these states. They just send the mentally ill to prison. According to this article by Stanford Law School and co written by former Senator Darrell Steinberg:Jan 20, 2026
'He just can't understand where he is right now, and I know that sounds crazy, but he is out of his head right now.'
Levin added that the killings were 'incredibly brutal'. 'We know people in the medical examiner's office who are traumatized just by the pictures,' he said.
The TMZ producer added that the killings had 'all the markings of a meth murder' and that Nick had been using the hard drug at the time.
Nick Reiner is 'childlike in jail and can't process parents' murders'
The 32-year-old is accused of brutally stabbing Rob and Michele Reiner to death at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on December 14.www.dailymail.co.uk
IMO, NR attacking the victims during a meth induced rage seems more likely than the earlier version where his physician changed his meds that were working for no reason other than NR complained about weight gain.
Bbm.
I bet he can’t actually process that he brutally murdered his parents who loved him and did everything possible for him….but mommy and daddy are no longer there to fix it for him…..now there are real consequences.
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