The Rob Reiner Murder: Why Investigators Think Nick Reiner's Violence Points to More Than Mental Illness

The Rob Reiner Murder: Why Investigators Think Nick Reiner's Violence Points to More Than Mental Illness

Published: January 23, 2026

Duration: 16:36

Rob and Michele Reiner were stabbed to death in their Brentwood mansion. Their son Nick - diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, fresh off a medication change - is charged with their murders. The family narrative focuses on mental illness. But the violence pattern tells a different story.

Sources describe the crime scene as so brutal it disturbed veteran investigators. TMZ's Harvey Levin says it had "all the markings of a meth murder." Nick was arrested in a known drug area fifteen miles from home. And his own public statements document years of stimulant abuse - including violent rampages...

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