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: Not Guilty Plea Explained, Siblings Step Back, Death Penalty on the Table

Nick Reiner entered a Los Angeles courtroom with a shaved head, brown jumpsuit, and shackles. He sat behind glass and let his public defender speak two words: not guilty. To two counts of first-degree...

16 Mar 50min

Nick Reiner Update: Siblings Walk Away Before Trial

In the latest development in the Nick Reiner murder case, siblings Jake Reiner and Romy Reiner have reportedly ended all financial support for Nick's defense — and sources say neither will attend his ...

11 Mar 21min

The Reiner Siblings: Mourners, Victims, and Their Brother's Family—All at Once

Romy Reiner is twenty-eight. She got a call that her parents weren't answering the door for a scheduled appointment. She went to check on them. She found her father's body. She called 911.And then she...

1 Mar 29min

The Reiner Siblings: Navigating Grief, Legal Process, and Life After December 14th

December 14th, 2025 changed everything for Jake, Romy, and Tracy Reiner.Romy, 28, found her father's body after a massage therapist couldn't reach her parents. Jake, 34, and Tracy, 61, learned that th...

26 Feb 13min

Nick Reiner Arraignment: Not Guilty Plea Entered, Three Defense Paths Remain

Nick Reiner's arraignment concluded this morning in Los Angeles. After two previous court appearances that brought delays and drama but no plea, the 32-year-old finally entered his formal response to ...

25 Feb 15min

You're Not Crazy for Grieving Someone Who's Still Alive — The Reiner Case Proves It

There's a version of your son, your daughter, your brother that no longer exists. You remember them. You have photos. You can describe exactly who they were before. That person is gone — and nobody wi...

22 Feb 43min

You're Allowed to Stop: What the Reiner Case Teaches About Love, Guilt, and Survival

"If you really loved me, you wouldn't give up on me." That sentence is a hostage negotiation disguised as love. The Reiners never gave up. Seventeen years. Eighteen rehab stints. Every boundary erased...

22 Feb 46min

After the Reiner Trial: Peace Without Answers

Jake and Romy Reiner are going to spend years in courtrooms. Hearings. Testimony. Motions. Their brother's face across the room while lawyers argue about what happened in that bedroom.And at the end o...

20 Feb 22min