rich 1.0 Nick Reiner sat behind glass and let his public defender enter the plea for him: not guilty to killing his parents. But the real story isn't the plea — it's the documented psychiatric history sitting underneath it, and what it could mean when this case reaches a jury. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. He spent a year under a mental health conservatorship. And roughly a month before his parents were found stabbed in their Brentwood home, his medication was changed. We walk through what those facts could support: a full insanity defense, a diminished-capacity argument aimed at reducing the charge, or a competency challenge that could stall the case for years. This look back examines where the case stood at the time of our reporting — the behavioral and clinical questions the legal system is least equipped to answer. When does serious mental illness change what someone is responsible for? And what do we owe a person who refuses help, versus the people they leave behind? Because there are people left behind. Jake, Romy, and Tracy Reiner lost both parents in a single day and inherited a role with no name — mourner, victim, and family of the accused at once. Sources say they've cut their brother off, and still don't want to see him face the harshest penalty. 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 #Schizophrenia #InsanityDefense #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrime #Parricide #MentalHealth #HiddenKillers Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367-hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43672540/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8910300/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>