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 Case: Prosecutor vs. Defense Breakdown — How Both Sides Will Fight This

Nick Reiner Case: Prosecutor vs. Defense Breakdown — How Both Sides Will Fight This

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on December 14th, 2025. Their 32-year-old son Nick has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with speci...

19 Des 202540min

Nick Reiner's Defense Strategy REVEALED: What His Lawyer Isn't Saying Out Loud

Nick Reiner's Defense Strategy REVEALED: What His Lawyer Isn't Saying Out Loud

Nick Reiner's defense attorney Alan Jackson told reporters there are "very complex and serious issues" in this case and urged the public not to rush to judgment. That's not a throwaway line — it's a s...

19 Des 202523min

Nick Reiner Murder Charges EXPLAINED: How Prosecutors Will Try to Get the Death Penalty

Nick Reiner Murder Charges EXPLAINED: How Prosecutors Will Try to Get the Death Penalty

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on December 14th, 2025. Their son Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with spec...

19 Des 202517min

The Law That Left Rob Reiner Defenseless Against His Own Son | Psychotherapist Explains

The Law That Left Rob Reiner Defenseless Against His Own Son | Psychotherapist Explains

Here's what no one wants to say out loud: Rob and Michele Reiner probably knew they were in danger. Friends say Michele had been confiding for months that Nick's mental health was deteriorating. Neigh...

19 Des 202518min

"He's a Liar, He's Manipulating You" — The Reiner's Didn't Believe It, Now They’re Dead

"He's a Liar, He's Manipulating You" — The Reiner's Didn't Believe It, Now They’re Dead

Rob and Michele Reiner spent nearly two decades trying to save their son Nick from addiction. They sent him to rehab seventeen times. They let him live in their guesthouse. They made a movie together ...

19 Des 202529min

Inside the Reiner Family: Love, Fear & a System That Made Intervention Impossible

Inside the Reiner Family: Love, Fear & a System That Made Intervention Impossible

Rob Reiner didn’t ignore his son’s struggles — he built a movie around them. He talked openly about the guilt, the missteps, the decades of trying. Michele carried the emotional weight of nearly 20 ye...

19 Des 202512min

"They Tried Everything" — Psychotherapist Reveals Why 17 Rehab Stays Couldn't Save the Reiners

"They Tried Everything" — Psychotherapist Reveals Why 17 Rehab Stays Couldn't Save the Reiners

Rob and Michele Reiner spent eighteen years trying to save their son. Seventeen rehab facilities. A feature film about his addiction. A guest house on their property so they could watch over him. And ...

19 Des 202518min

Rob Reiner's Family Said "We Tried Everything" To Save Their Son — Then He Destroyed Them

Rob Reiner's Family Said "We Tried Everything" To Save Their Son — Then He Destroyed Them

Nick Reiner is in custody right now, accused of taking the lives of both of his parents inside their Brentwood home. The night before, witnesses say he got into a screaming confrontation with his fath...

19 Des 202516min

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