Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to parents’ Brentwood murders
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A grand-jury indictment against Nick Reiner has now been unsealed, and he pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges over the fatal stabbings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. The development formally advances a high-profile criminal case involving the actor-director and the photographer-producer, whose deaths are alleged to have occurred at their Brentwood home.
The indictment was returned on 20 July and charges the 32-year-old with two counts of murder. It also includes special-circumstance allegations, although the supplied article text does not say what those circumstances are.
- Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to murdering his parents.
- A 20 July grand-jury indictment has been unsealed.
- He faces two murder counts and special-circumstance allegations.
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Rob Reiner is a US actor and director known for films including This Is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride. Michele Singer Reiner is a photographer and producer, and the couple had been prominent figures in Hollywood for decades. Their son Nick Reiner is an actor and writer.
The case concerns the deaths of both Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner at their home in Brentwood, an affluent neighbourhood in Los Angeles. In US criminal law, an indictment is a formal accusation issued by a grand jury after it considers evidence presented by prosecutors; it does not establish guilt. Murder charges with special circumstances can affect the penalties prosecutors may seek if there is a conviction.
More coverage
- Variety — Nick Reiner Indicted for Murders of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner
- Daily Mail — Nick Reiner is formally indicted for murders of his movie director father Rob and mother Michele at LA mansion
- The Hollywood Reporter — Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to New Allegation in Murder of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner
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Originally published by Fox News as “Nick Reiner indicted in murders of parents Rob Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner at Brentwood home”.