Son Pleads Not Guilty in Parents' Murder

0:00Nick Reiner showed up in a Los Angeles courtroom this week for a hearing on charges he murdered his parents, famed director Rob Reiner and his wife, McCleley, singer Reiner. The 30-something son pleaded not guilty back in February to two counts of first-degree murder with a multiple murder special circumstance after. The couple was found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. The case got pushed back to September 15, mainly because autopsy reports aren't done yet, and prosecutors have almost two terabytes of evidence to hand over to the defense. Reiner, in his yellow jail outfit, just mumbled yeah when asked about skipping the usual timeline for a preliminary hearing, family and legal folks are reeling from this mess. His original lawyer bailed in January citing uncontrollable issues and even claimed Nick's not guilty by law, but now a public defender's on the case. The district attorney says it's death penalty eligible and they're seriously weighing in after hearing from defense. Brother Jake opened up on sub-stack about the nightmare, getting the call mid-funeral

1:00event on December 14, 2025 then, racing home as his world crumbled. He called it losing half the family in the worst way, with his sibling smacking the middle. Meanwhile, the family's trusting the process bestang quite legally, while Jake just asked for compassion like his parents preached. This saw as far from over as September looms. I'm Cory with the story, that's your Canada News Today update, AI powered and always on.