The Reiner Murders | The Trial Of Nick Reiner

The Reiner Murders | The Trial Of Nick Reiner

Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved films in American history. On December 14, 2024, he and his wife Michele were stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. Their daughter found the bodies. Their son Nick was arrested that night.

This podcast covers the case from arrest through trial — but the real story starts seventeen years earlier.

Nick Reiner went to rehab at fifteen. By nineteen, he'd been through seventeen programs. Homeless in three states. Heroin. Meth. His parents had every resource imaginable — money, connections, access to the best treatment in the country. They followed the protocols. They trusted the experts. They did everything right by the system's standards.

And the system gave them nothing.

Because here's what nobody wants to say out loud: in America, if your adult child is addicted, mentally ill, or dangerous, your legal options are essentially zero. You can beg. You can pay. But you cannot force treatment. Their autonomy is protected. Your safety is not.

The Reiners lived that nightmare for almost two decades. It ended the way these stories sometimes do — with two people dead and a family destroyed.

This isn't true crime as entertainment. No breathless narration. No shock-jock nonsense. Just rigorous, fact-based coverage with legal experts, former prosecutors, defense attorneys, and behavioral analysts breaking down the evidence, the strategy, and the questions that actually matter.

We're following this case because it exposes something broken in how we handle mental illness, addiction, and families in crisis. The Reiners had every advantage. It didn't save them.

New episodes as the case develops.

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Episoder(132)

FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke: The Nick Reiner Pattern That Won't Go Away

FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke: The Nick Reiner Pattern That Won't Go Away

One detail continues to dominate discussion of the Nick Reiner case: reportedly admitting to the killings while framing incarceration as a "conspiracy." That framing hasn't faded — because behaviorall...

20 Jan 1h 5min

The Reiners Had No Legal Options — The 60-Year Failure That Left Them Defenseless

The Reiners Had No Legal Options — The 60-Year Failure That Left Them Defenseless

Before 1967, Rob and Michele Reiner could have petitioned a court to commit their son. A hearing lasting less than five minutes. No appeal. Nick would have been transported to a state psychiatric hosp...

19 Jan 26min

30 Years Of Manipulation vs. The Insanity Defense — Why Nick Reiner's History May Destroy His Only Chance

30 Years Of Manipulation vs. The Insanity Defense — Why Nick Reiner's History May Destroy His Only Chance

The defense exists. David Carmichael proved it works. In 2004, he planned his son's murder, researched the charges, expected prison — and walked free after two years in a psychiatric facility because ...

19 Jan 42min

32 Years Of Protection Are Over — The Systems That Failed Rob & Michele Reiner Now Turn On Nick

32 Years Of Protection Are Over — The Systems That Failed Rob & Michele Reiner Now Turn On Nick

For 32 years, every system Nick Reiner touched conspired to protect him from consequences. The money conspired. The rehabs conspired. The family conspired. More than 18 treatment facilities that cashe...

18 Jan 44min

Murder Weapon Still Missing, Autopsy Sealed: The Evidence Questions Haunting The Nick Reiner Case

Murder Weapon Still Missing, Autopsy Sealed: The Evidence Questions Haunting The Nick Reiner Case

The murder weapon hasn't been found. LAPD sought a court order to seal the autopsy reports. And Nick Reiner reportedly admits he killed his parents — but allegedly believes his incarceration is part o...

17 Jan 42min

The Insanity Defense Alan Jackson Was Building For Nick Reiner — Before He Walked Away

The Insanity Defense Alan Jackson Was Building For Nick Reiner — Before He Walked Away

Alan Jackson didn't just quit the Nick Reiner case. He previewed the entire defense strategy on his way out the door. Standing on the courthouse steps, Jackson told reporters: "Pursuant to the laws of...

17 Jan 41min

Eric Faddis: What Alan Jackson's Withdrawal, Sealed Subpoenas, And The Gas Station Video Mean For Nick Reiner

Eric Faddis: What Alan Jackson's Withdrawal, Sealed Subpoenas, And The Gas Station Video Mean For Nick Reiner

Attorney Eric Faddis delivers the most comprehensive legal breakdown yet of the Nick Reiner case — examining everything from Alan Jackson's dramatic withdrawal to the sealed evidence that could determ...

17 Jan 49min

10 Sealed Subpoenas: Attorney Eric Faddis On What Alan Jackson Found Before Leaving Nick Reiner

10 Sealed Subpoenas: Attorney Eric Faddis On What Alan Jackson Found Before Leaving Nick Reiner

Alan Jackson's team issued ten subpoenas during their investigation of the Nick Reiner case. The judge sealed that list from prosecutors. Then Jackson withdrew — and declared Nick "not guilty of murde...

16 Jan 17min

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