#DC-0166
Nick Reiner
Charged · allegations
last updated 27 August 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
10
Open questions
3
Plea
Not guilty
Next hearing
15 Sep 2026
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Timeline of what's confirmed10 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
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Will prosecutors seek the death penalty?Unconfirmed; AP and the Los Angeles Times reported prosecutors had not made that decision. · unconfirmed
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
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