The Gateway Pundit reportedthat actor/director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michelle, 68, were brutally murdered in their home in Brentwood, California, in December 2025.
The couple, who had been stabbed to death, were found by their daughter, Romy, after they failed to show up to an appointment.
The New York Postreportedthat Nick Reiner, who struggled with a drug addiction and had a reputation for violence, was arrested on December 15 and charged with first-degree murder the following day.
Page Sixreportedthat Nick Reiner “really resented his dad.”
Reiner was open about his son Nick’s drug addiction and made a movie about the family’s experience with his drug problem.
According to TMZ, on Monday, as he entered the courtroom for his arraignment, Nick smirked at the audience before pleading not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.
He is being represented by deputy public defender Kimberly Green after big-leaguelawyer Alan Jackson withdrewfrom the case.
Nick faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty and is currently being held without bail at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles.
🚨JUST IN: Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his parents, who were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home.pic.twitter.com/t59W7MdzLe
— Outnumbered (@OutnumberedFNC)February 23, 2026
Source: The Gateway Pundit
