Nick Reiner: Is the Defense Already Building an Insanity Case?

Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder with death penalty eligibility for the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, inside their Brentwood home. He has pled not guilty. His public defender, Kimberly Greene, has not entered an insanity plea — but has not foreclosed one either. Nick's documented mental health history includes a schizoaffective disorder diagnosis, a court-ordered conservatorship that ran from 2020 to 2021, years of addiction struggles, and reports that he was erratic at a Christmas party the night before his parents were found dead. 

His former attorney practically telegraphed a mental health defense before withdrawing from the case. Greene entered a single not guilty plea and has held that position without elaboration. 

This week, the preliminary hearing was pushed to September 15 after both sides agreed autopsy reports remain outstanding and additional discovery is expected. Nick appeared in court in a yellow jail smock and responded to the judge with a single word after consulting with Greene. 

Eric Faddis — criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor — joins Hidden Killers Live to analyze what Greene's silence on the insanity question signals, whether Nick's courtroom behavior could become the basis for a competency challenge, what the autopsy delay means for the prosecution's timeline, and what the Reiner family is enduring as the system processes the most devastating loss imaginable at its own glacial speed.

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/

Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod

X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod

This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #BrentwoodMurder #InsanityDefense #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #KimberlyGreene #HiddenKillersLive #DeathPenalty