Reiner Indictment Expands in Brentwood Killings

A Los Angeles County grand jury indicted Nick Reiner, 32, on two counts of first-degree murder in the December 2025 killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, introducing new special-circumstance allegations that the murders were committed by lying in wait and that multiple murders occurred, with a knife used. The indictment, returned July 20 and unsealed August 12, replaces the prior charges and allows prosecutors to skip a preliminary hearing, moving the case toward trial. Reiner remains held without bail, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for September 15, and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors describe the indictment as a step toward justice, noting that lying-in-wait could carry penalties including life without parole or the death penalty, though the DA has not necessarily decided on seeking capital punishment. Authorities have not released a motive, though some coverage ties possible events to a public argument at a Christmas party; the case continues to draw extensive media attention as prosecutors pursue a fast-tracked path to trial.