Rob Reiner’s troubled son Nick underwent a mental health conservatorship

The Reiners were so concerned about Nick’s well-being that they took him to Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on the eve of the murders because they were afraid to leave him home alone. Nick lived in his parents’ guest house, which he admitted to destroying in a drug-fueled rage in 2018.

Party guests were “freaked out” by Nick’s antisocial behavior at the soiree, causing Rob and his son to get into a “loud argument” that was overheard by other A-listers. The Everything in the family The star later reportedly confided to close friends before leaving the bash: “I’m scared for my son. I think my own son could hurt me.”

The Reiners were found dead the next afternoon by their daughter Romy, and Nick was arrested hours later. He was subsequently charged with two counts of first-degree murder under special circumstances.

Superstar attorney Alan Jackson originally signed on to represent Nick, but abruptly announced his withdrawal from the case on January 7. LA County Public Defender Kimberly Greene is now in charge of Nick’s defense.

Jackson teased him for a possible insanity defense, telling reporters, “What we’ve learned, and you can take this to the bench, is that Nick Reiner, under the laws of this state … is not guilty of murder.”