Nick Reiner Indicted in Murders of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner

A Los Angeles grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of his parents, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Reiner, adding a special circumstance allegation that he lay in wait before the killings. The indictment, returned on July 20 and unsealed on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, replaces the original murder case filed in December 2025 and allows the case to proceed directly toward trial.

Nick Reiner, 32, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to return for a pretrial hearing on September 15. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.

The indictment marks a significant legal escalation from the initial charges. The addition of the lying-in-wait allegation, which suggests premeditation, changes the potential sentencing to include life in state prison without parole or the death penalty. The grand jury process also bypasses a public preliminary...