Rob Reiner’s Son Held in Isolation as Family Declines Visits Ahead of Murder Proceedings
rob reiner’s son, accused of killing his parents, is being held in near-total isolation at Twin Towers Correctional Facility while the case moves through preliminary court steps. The lack of family visits, attorney changes and a mounting set of legal procedures have combined to leave the family publicly silent as authorities and prosecutors prepare for the next hearings.
Twin Towers Correctional Facility isolation
Nick Reiner has been placed in a mental‑health unit at Twin Towers in downtown Los Angeles and remains in high‑observation housing after an initial period on suicide watch. He is confined alone in a cell, monitored every 15 minutes, escorted by deputies and watched on camera whenever he leaves the unit. On paper he is permitted family visitors, but relatives have not entered the visiting room. Law‑enforcement accounts say he eats alone, sleeps alone and is currently allowed contact only with legal counsel and jail staff.
Brentwood home and Dec. 14 discovery
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found with multiple sharp‑force injuries at their Brentwood home. The discovery was made on December 14, 2025, and prosecutors say the attack occurred on South Chadbourne Avenue. Authorities say Nick Reiner was arrested later that evening in Exposition Park, hours after the deaths were discovered.
Charges and special‑circumstance allegation
Prosecutors have charged Nick Reiner with two counts of first‑degree murder and alleged a special‑circumstance of multiple murders. That classification places the case at the most serious end of California’s felony spectrum and exposes the defendant to a maximum sentence of life without parole or the death penalty. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office has not yet decided whether to seek capital punishment, adding that the death‑penalty decision "goes through a very rigorous process" and that aggravating and mitigating circumstances will be considered.
Court dates, Judge Sam Ohta and plea status
The arraignment schedule has shifted as defense counsel changed. An initial arraignment was delayed and a fresh court date was set for February 23; the judge then ordered Reiner to return on April 29 for the scheduling of a preliminary hearing, when prosecutors will present evidence and a judge will decide whether the case should proceed to trial. Longtime Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta has been assigned to handle the matter going forward.
On the courthouse floor, the 32‑year‑old stood behind glass in an enclosed custody area as Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene entered a not‑guilty plea on his behalf more than two months after the deaths. Greene crouched to speak with him through a low door at one point in the hearing. Court observers noted his shaved head, light facial hair and brown jail clothes; he did not wear the suicide‑prevention smock seen at an earlier December appearance. In court he spoke only to confirm he waived the speedy‑trial scheduling rights.
Attorney withdrawal and defense transition
A high‑profile defense attorney, Alan Jackson, abruptly withdrew from the case before the arraignment, citing "circumstances beyond my control" while also stating he believed his former client was not guilty under California law. The change forced a pause to allow the incoming defense team to prepare. NPR and the Los Angeles Times identified the incoming public defender as Kimberly Greene. That transition pushed procedural deadlines and shifted the case into the hands of a public‑defender office that will now handle discovery, pretrial motions and the psychological evaluations the court has flagged.
Rob Reiner family silence and sibling details
Family members have not visited the jail, and relatives describe their response as a form of survival. One insider summarized the household’s reaction bluntly: "He killed their parents. That changes everything. " Another described the mood as "grief layered on top of horror. " Some accounts identify Nick Reiner as the eldest of Rob and Michele’s three children, naming siblings Max and Robbie; other accounts identify him as the third of four children. The family has issued no public statements beyond early expressions of shock, and relatives insist the silence is about boundaries and coping rather than cruelty.
What makes this notable is how quickly procedural developments — the attorney withdrawal, the assignment of a new public defender and the scheduling of multiple court dates — have intersected with a private, grieving family that has chosen not to engage publicly. Those choices are already shaping how the case will be presented and received as it moves toward evidence exchange and pretrial argumentation.
