{"id":6371,"date":"2026-02-27T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6371"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:09:09","slug":"rob-reiners-son-nick-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-of-his-parents-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6371","title":{"rendered":"Rob Reiner&#8217;s son Nick pleads not guilty to murder of his parents | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Rob Reiner&#8217;s son Nick has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of the actor-director and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner&#8217;s lawyer, deputy public defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he appeared behind glass in court in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old, the third of Rob Reiner&#8217;s four children, has been held without bail since his arrest hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/rob-reiner-11756\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the 78-year-old director<\/strong><\/a> and his wife were found dead at their home in the Brentwood area of LA on 14 December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video\" data-testid=\"site-video\">\n<div class=\"ui-video-player\" data-component-name=\"ui-video-player\" data-testid=\"video-player\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-orientation=\"\" data-disable-ads=\"\" data-disable-post-rolls=\"\" data-ad-tag=\"20346936\/skynews\/videoplayer\" data-content-source-id=\"2537425\" data-show-captions=\"\" data-account-id=\"6058004172001\" data-player-id=\"FeuO55X2f\" data-video-id=\"d5db3fcd-fcff-4921-89c9-23debcb5cf27\" data-auto-change-orientation=\"\" data-autoload=\"false\" data-pause-if-visibility-changes=\"mobile\" id=\"\" data-id=\"\" data-deferred-load=\"\" data-captions-position=\"lower-third\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/share\/13484877\">\n          <button class=\"ui-video-player-poster\" title=\"Play Video\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster\"><\/p>\n<p>            <noscript>You need javascript enabled to view this content<\/noscript><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"ui-video-player-body\" inert=\"\">\n            <video-js class=\"ui-video-player-tag\" playsinline=\"\" poster=\"\"\/><br \/>\n             <button class=\"ui-share-button\" data-share-title=\"\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/share\/13484877\" data-component-name=\"ui-share-button\" data-could-not-share=\"\" data-type=\"compact\" data-tracking-label=\"\/share-button\/video\"><br \/>\n    <noscript>Enable javascript to share<\/noscript><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ui-share-button-label\" data-role=\"share-label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"ui-share-button-icon\" width=\"20\" height=\"22\" fill=\"none\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 22\"><path d=\"m17 0c0.0557 0 0.111 9e-4 0.166 0.0039 0.977 0.0363 1.91 0.553 2.44 1.46 0.266 0.456 0.39 0.954 0.392 1.45 1e-3 0.0314 0.0029 0.063 0.0029 0.0947 0 1.66-1.34 3-3 3-0.699 0-1.34-0.241-1.85-0.643l-9.17 5.25c0.0165 0.128 0.0263 0.258 0.0263 0.39 0 0.132-0.0099 0.261-0.0263 0.389l9.18 5.25c0.51-0.4 1.15-0.641 1.85-0.641 1.66 0 3 1.34 3 3 0 0.0314-0.0019 0.0626-0.0029 0.0938-0.0015 0.492-0.126 0.99-0.392 1.45-0.525 0.902-1.46 1.42-2.44 1.46-0.055 3e-3 -0.11 0.0049-0.166 0.0049-1.66 0-3-1.34-3-3 0-0.106 5e-3 -0.21 0.0157-0.312l-9.23-5.28c-0.5 0.372-1.12 0.596-1.79 0.596-1.66 0-3-1.34-3-3s1.34-3 3-3c0.671 0 1.29 0.223 1.79 0.595l9.23-5.28c-0.0106-0.102-0.0157-0.206-0.0157-0.312 0-1.66 1.34-3 3-3z\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"ui-share-button-tick\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"m15.7 2.69c0.39 0.391 0.39 1.02 0 1.41l-9.8 9.8-0.0762 0.0683c-0.131 0.107-0.283 0.176-0.44 0.206-0.0943 0.0182-0.191 0.0228-0.286 0.0137-0.0321-0.0031-0.064-0.0076-0.0957-0.0137-0.0631-0.0122-0.125-0.0302-0.186-0.0547-0.12-0.0488-0.233-0.122-0.33-0.22l-4.19-4.19c-0.39-0.391-0.39-1.02 0-1.41l0.694-0.694 4.21 4.2 9.81-9.81 0.694 0.694z\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"caption-text\">Moment Nick Reiner arrested over parents&#8217; murder<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reiner, who was in court with his head shaved and wearing brown jail clothes, talked briefly to his lawyer before the hearing and spoke only to answer yes to a question from the judge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/768x432\/skynews-rob-reiner-michele-singer-reiner_7110445.jpg?20251215194001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/384x216\/skynews-rob-reiner-michele-singer-reiner_7110445.jpg?20251215194001 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/768x432\/skynews-rob-reiner-michele-singer-reiner_7110445.jpg?20251215194001 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/1600x900\/skynews-rob-reiner-michele-singer-reiner_7110445.jpg?20251215194001 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/2048x1152\/skynews-rob-reiner-michele-singer-reiner_7110445.jpg?20251215194001 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Rob Reiner with his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Pic: AP\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Rob Reiner with his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Pic: AP<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The judge told Reiner to return to court on 29 April for the scheduling of a preliminary hearing, where prosecutors will present evidence and a judge will decide if it is enough for Reiner to go to trial.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking outside court, district attorney Nathan Hochman said his office still has not decided whether it will seek the death penalty for the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner&#8217;s previous lawyer quit the case at a hearing in January because of what he called circumstances beyond his and his client&#8217;s control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/768x432\/skynews-jake-nick-romy-rob-reiner_7111121.jpg?20251215164029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/384x216\/skynews-jake-nick-romy-rob-reiner_7111121.jpg?20251215164029 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/768x432\/skynews-jake-nick-romy-rob-reiner_7111121.jpg?20251215164029 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/1600x900\/skynews-jake-nick-romy-rob-reiner_7111121.jpg?20251215164029 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/12\/2048x1152\/skynews-jake-nick-romy-rob-reiner_7111121.jpg?20251215164029 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Rob Reiner with his wife Michele and children Jake, Romy and Nick (L-R). Pic: Reuters\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Rob Reiner with his wife Michele and children Jake, Romy and Nick (L-R). Pic: Reuters<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The high-profile private lawyer said legal ethics would not allow him to say why, but speaking outside the courthouse he declared that &#8220;pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder&#8221;. He was replaced by a public defender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/rob-reiner-spoke-to-eric-idle-for-over-an-hour-on-the-night-he-died-13483633\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Reiner spoke to Eric Idle about future before murder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, deputy district attorney Habib Balian said his office is still awaiting a full post-mortem report, but all other evidence has been turned over to the defence.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob Reiner and his 70-year-old wife died from &#8220;multiple sharp force injuries&#8221;, the LA County Medical Examiner said in its initial findings.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they were killed hours before their bodies were discovered. A court order has prevented the release of further details.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Reiner&#8217;s work included some of the most memorable films of the 1980s and 1990s, including This Is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/rob-reiners-son-nick-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-of-his-parents-13511265\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Reiner&#8217;s son Nick has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of the actor-director and his wife Michele Singer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertaonment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}