The Reiner Murders | The Trial Of Nick Reiner

The Reiner Murders | The Trial Of Nick Reiner

Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved films in American history. On December 14, 2024, he and his wife Michele were stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. Their daughter found the bodies. Their son Nick was arrested that night.

This podcast covers the case from arrest through trial — but the real story starts seventeen years earlier.

Nick Reiner went to rehab at fifteen. By nineteen, he'd been through seventeen programs. Homeless in three states. Heroin. Meth. His parents had every resource imaginable — money, connections, access to the best treatment in the country. They followed the protocols. They trusted the experts. They did everything right by the system's standards.

And the system gave them nothing.

Because here's what nobody wants to say out loud: in America, if your adult child is addicted, mentally ill, or dangerous, your legal options are essentially zero. You can beg. You can pay. But you cannot force treatment. Their autonomy is protected. Your safety is not.

The Reiners lived that nightmare for almost two decades. It ended the way these stories sometimes do — with two people dead and a family destroyed.

This isn't true crime as entertainment. No breathless narration. No shock-jock nonsense. Just rigorous, fact-based coverage with legal experts, former prosecutors, defense attorneys, and behavioral analysts breaking down the evidence, the strategy, and the questions that actually matter.

We're following this case because it exposes something broken in how we handle mental illness, addiction, and families in crisis. The Reiners had every advantage. It didn't save them.

New episodes as the case develops.

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Episoder(132)

Nick Reiner Week In Review: Million-Dollar Lawyer Gone, Public Defender In, and the Warning Signs Before December 14th

Nick Reiner Week In Review: Million-Dollar Lawyer Gone, Public Defender In, and the Warning Signs Before December 14th

Everything we covered this week on the Nick Reiner case — the dramatic defense shakeup, the warning signs that stretched back years, and the system that left Rob and Michele Reiner with no options.Ala...

11 Jan 41min

Nick Reiner Week In Review: Insanity Defense Breakdown and the Mental Health System That Failed His Parents

Nick Reiner Week In Review: Insanity Defense Breakdown and the Mental Health System That Failed His Parents

Everything we covered this week on the Nick Reiner case — the legal strategy, the family's impossible position, and the systemic failures that left Rob and Michele Reiner trapped.Nick Reiner faces two...

10 Jan 41min

Can Nick Reiner Still Inherit? The Slayer Statute Loophole That Could Change Everything

Can Nick Reiner Still Inherit? The Slayer Statute Loophole That Could Change Everything

Nick Reiner needs money. A lot of it. He's facing two counts of first-degree murder. He just lost his high-profile attorney. And he's now being represented by a public defender who had less than 24 ho...

10 Jan 15min

Eric Faddis: The Nick Reiner Insanity Defense Explained — Plus Mickey Stines Judge Under Fire

Eric Faddis: The Nick Reiner Insanity Defense Explained — Plus Mickey Stines Judge Under Fire

Attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us to analyze the legal strategy behind two high-profile insanity defenses — and the judges caught in the middle of both cases.Nick Reiner's defense at...

10 Jan 43min

The Legal Road Ahead for Nick Reiner — Insanity Defense, State Hospitals & California's Impossible Standard

The Legal Road Ahead for Nick Reiner — Insanity Defense, State Hospitals & California's Impossible Standard

Alan Jackson quit as Nick Reiner's attorney today. But before he left, he delivered a statement that will define this case: "Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder. Pr...

9 Jan 19min

Nick Reiner's Only Defense: Insanity | Does He Meet California's Impossible Standard?

Nick Reiner's Only Defense: Insanity | Does He Meet California's Impossible Standard?

This is the defense that will define Nick Reiner's future — and it almost never works.Alan Jackson spent three weeks investigating Nick's case before withdrawing. His parting statement made his strate...

9 Jan 15min

Alan Jackson QUITS Nick Reiner Case — "He Is NOT Guilty of Murder" | Full Legal Breakdown

Alan Jackson QUITS Nick Reiner Case — "He Is NOT Guilty of Murder" | Full Legal Breakdown

The defense strategy in the Nick Reiner murder case just hit a wall — and then pivoted in public.Alan Jackson, who was retained as Nick's attorney within hours of his arrest for allegedly killing his ...

9 Jan 12min

What the Reiners Were Really Facing: Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on Schizophrenia, Family Love, and a Broken System

What the Reiners Were Really Facing: Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on Schizophrenia, Family Love, and a Broken System

Rob and Michele Reiner spent seventeen years trying to save their son Nick. They didn’t fail him. The system failed all of them.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us for a comprehensive examination o...

9 Jan 58min

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