Nick Reiner: What the Autopsy Delay Tells Us

Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead from multiple stab wounds inside their Brentwood home on December 14, 2025. Their son Nick was arrested hours later and has been held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility ever since, charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances — making him eligible for the death penalty under California law. 

This week, the case was expected to take its next major step forward at a preliminary hearing. Instead, it was pushed to September 15. The autopsy reports on Rob and Michele remain incomplete — over four months after their deaths. The prosecution told the court those reports are the final piece of evidence the defense is waiting for. Public defender Kimberly Greene, who replaced high-profile attorney Alan Jackson after his withdrawal in January, indicated she anticipates receiving additional discovery. 

Nick appeared in a yellow jail smock, consulted with Greene, and offered a single-word acknowledgment when asked if he understood his rights. The Medical Examiner's initial findings were released in December and then sealed on December 29 at the LAPD's request. A sealed medical order has been filed. Nick's history — schizoaffective disorder, a court-approved conservatorship from 2020 to 2021, documented struggles with addiction, and a reported altercation with his father at a Christmas party the night before the deaths — hangs over every procedural development. 

Eric Faddis breaks down the defense strategy behind the delay, the implications of the unfinished autopsy reports, and whether Nick's mental health history makes a competency or insanity defense a certainty or a card Greene is deliberately holding.

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