Nick Reiner indicted on murder charges in killing of parents Rob and Michele at their Los Angeles home

Nick Reiner has been indicted on murder charges in the killing of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, inside their Brentwood home last year.

On Wednesday, Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife.

“This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,” District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. “The indictment unsealed today also adds a special circumstance allegation that the defendant committed the murders by means of lying in wait. We hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice.”

Rob, 78, and Michele, 70, were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Dec. 14 by their daughter, Romy Reiner, according to multiple sources. The LA County Medical Examiner’s Office said the couple died of “multiple sharp force injuries.”

The couple married in 1989 and had three children: sons Nick and Jake and daughter Romy.

If convicted on the charges, Nick Reiner faces death or life in state prison without the possibility of parole, the DA’s Office said. The decision on whether the prosecutors will seek the death penalty will be made at a later date. 

He remains in custody with no bail. His pretrial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 15.