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)

Why Couldn't the Reiners See the Threat? FBI Behavioral Analysis & The Conservatorship That Protected No One

Why Couldn't the Reiners See the Threat? FBI Behavioral Analysis & The Conservatorship That Protected No One

They called police in 2019. They obtained conservatorship in 2020. By December 2025, Rob was publicly saying they should have listened to Nick instead of the professionals—and they went to sleep in a ...

25 Jan 49min

Nick Reiner's 2020 Conservatorship: Why California Law May Have Doomed His Parents

Nick Reiner's 2020 Conservatorship: Why California Law May Have Doomed His Parents

A judge found Nick Reiner "gravely disabled" in 2020 and placed him under LPS conservatorship—the most powerful mental health intervention California law allows. Licensed fiduciary Steven Baer control...

25 Jan 51min

Alan Jackson Quits Nick Reiner Case: Sealed Documents, Schizophrenia & the Insanity Defense

Alan Jackson Quits Nick Reiner Case: Sealed Documents, Schizophrenia & the Insanity Defense

Everyone's focused on what Alan Jackson said outside that courthouse. But here's what they're missing: what's inside the courthouse that nobody's allowed to see. A sealed medical order. Ten subpoenas ...

24 Jan 44min

The Long Con Deep Dive: FBI Expert on How Nick Reiner Allegedly Reshaped Family Reality

The Long Con Deep Dive: FBI Expert on How Nick Reiner Allegedly Reshaped Family Reality

This is the deep dive into what happened inside the Reiner family over twenty years—and how Rob and Michele's ability to perceive danger allegedly eroded until they went to sleep in the same house wit...

24 Jan 15min

Nick Reiner's Drug History & the Violence Pattern: Was This More Than a Medication Change?

Nick Reiner's Drug History & the Violence Pattern: Was This More Than a Medication Change?

On the Reiner Channel, we're doing a deep dive into the question everyone's asking but few are addressing directly: What was Nick Reiner's actual state when his parents were allegedly killed?The offic...

23 Jan 16min

Steven Baer and Nick Reiner: FBI Expert Deep Dive on Manipulating Professional Conservators

Steven Baer and Nick Reiner: FBI Expert Deep Dive on Manipulating Professional Conservators

This is the deep dive into the conservatorship—and what it tells us about Nick Reiner's level of sophistication. Steven Baer, a licensed fiduciary, was appointed as Nick's conservator under an LPS arr...

23 Jan 12min

Why Nick Reiner's Conservatorship Protected NO ONE—The System Failures That May Have Cost Rob & Michele Their Lives

Why Nick Reiner's Conservatorship Protected NO ONE—The System Failures That May Have Cost Rob & Michele Their Lives

The state of California declared Nick Reiner gravely disabled in 2020. A judge signed off. A professional conservator was appointed. For one year, Nick could be forced into treatment, forced to take m...

21 Jan 34min

Nick Reiner Conservatorship REVEALED: What California Knew in 2020—And Why They Let It Expire

Nick Reiner Conservatorship REVEALED: What California Knew in 2020—And Why They Let It Expire

The state of California knew Nick Reiner was severely mentally ill. They didn't just suspect it. They proved it in court. In 2020, a judge found beyond a reasonable doubt that Nick met the legal defin...

20 Jan 24min

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