Every Red Flag Before the Reiner Murders: Why No One Intervened | Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott

A childhood yoga instructor described Nick Reiner as "very, very intense" and so disruptive that his mother had to arrange private sessions. Sources say the family was scared of him for years. That Michele told a friend she didn't know what else they could do. That Nick had violent outbursts and was aggressive and unpredictable.

Three to four weeks before the killings, his medication was changed and sources say he became "erratic and dangerous." The night before his parents were found dead, he got into an argument with his father at a party that was alarming enough for someone to consider calling 911.

Every warning sign was there. Why didn't anyone intervene?

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins True Crime Today to examine the violence trajectory in the Nick Reiner case. She explains how mental health professionals assess whether someone is dangerous, what factors indicate escalating risk, and why families often can't protect themselves from someone they love.

Shavaun breaks down the psychology of denial — the "he would never actually do it" belief that keeps families in harm's way. She examines what should have happened at key moments: the party confrontation, the medication change, the years of documented instability. And she explains why conservatorship proceedings — reportedly in the works at the time of the deaths — came too late.

This episode also addresses the tension between mental illness and violence. Most people with schizophrenia aren't dangerous. Nick was. Shavaun helps us understand how to distinguish between someone who is sick and someone who poses a genuine threat.

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