Nick Reiner pleads not guilty in Brentwood parents’ killings, faces potential death penalty

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles County Superior Court to two counts of first-degree murder in the December deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, at their Brentwood home. The charges include special-circumstances that could bring the death penalty, though prosecutors have not decided on capital punishment. Reiner is now represented by the LA County Public Defender after parting with attorney Alan Jackson and is due back in court in late April as investigators review a large volume of records; motive remains undisclosed, though reports of an argument at a party have circulated. Reiner’s documented history of mental health and addiction issues has been a focal point in coverage of the case.