Prosecutors Spare 33-Year-Old Nick Reiner Death Penalty in 2 Murder Counts
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Updated · CNN · Sep 15
Prosecutors Spare 33-Year-Old Nick Reiner Death Penalty in 2 Murder Counts
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Sep 15
Summary
Los Angeles County prosecutors said Nick Reiner, 33, will face life without parole rather than execution if convicted of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the decision followed a review of aggravating and mitigating factors, while Reiner's public defender cited serious mental illness and a long history of self-medication.
Tuesday's hearing also left grand jury transcripts sealed after siblings Jake and Romy Reiner argued that releasing details of the killings would cause additional trauma; media outlets may still seek unsealing.
Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two first-degree murder counts and a lying-in-wait allegation in the December 2025 stabbing deaths at the family's Brentwood home.