{"id":217102,"date":"2026-01-16T22:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/nick-reiner-was-in-a-yearlong-mental-health-conservatorship-ahead-of-parents-murders\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:18:57","slug":"nick-reiner-was-in-a-yearlong-mental-health-conservatorship-ahead-of-parents-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/nick-reiner-was-in-a-yearlong-mental-health-conservatorship-ahead-of-parents-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner Was In a Yearlong Mental Health Conservatorship Ahead of Parents&#8217; Murders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been one month since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/rob-reiner-renee-good-honored-at-golden-globes-no-mention-made-of-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death<\/a> inside their home.<\/p>\n<p>And we continue to receive new information about the late couple\u2019s son and suspected murderer, Nick Reiner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/nick-reiner-knows-he-killed-his-parents-still-doesnt-understand-why-hes-in-jail-insiders-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nick was arrested<\/a> shortly after the murders and is currently being held without bail as he awaits trial.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Actor\/Producer\/Director Rob Reiner (center) and wife Michele Singer (L) and son Nick Reiner (R) attend Teen Vogue's Back-to-School Saturday kick-off event at The Grove on August 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-545746 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-2048x1462.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-960x685.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-1080x771.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-1200x857.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-175894760-15-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor\/Producer\/Director Rob Reiner (center) and wife Michele Singer (L) and son Nick Reiner (R) attend Teen Vogue\u2019s Back-to-School Saturday kick-off event at The Grove on August 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Buckner\/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/nick-reiner-psych-meds-made-him-homicidal-insanity-defense-is-on-the-table-sources-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nick was diagnosed with schizophrenia<\/a> in the years before the murders.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have a new report about the severity of Reiner\u2019s mental illness, courtesy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/15\/us\/nick-reiner-conservatorship-schizophrenia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet has learned that Reiner was placed in a yearlong conservatorship in 2020 due to his mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatorships are usually considered a last-resort approach in cases of severe mental health issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"Honoree Rob Reiner poses with family at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on April 28, 2014 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-545745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-2048x1403.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-960x657.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1080x740.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1200x822.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"Honoree Rob Reiner poses with family at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on April 28, 2014 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-545745 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-2048x1403.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-960x657.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1080x740.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-1200x822.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-14-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honoree Rob Reiner poses with family at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on April 28, 2014 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Typically, a judge will only sign off on a conservatorship \u2014 which essentially strips an adult psychiatric patient of their legal autonomy \u2014 in cases where the patient is believed to be an immediate threat to themself or others.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner\u2019s conservatorship was not renewed in 2021 for reasons that remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>News of the conservatorship could have a massive impact on Reiner\u2019s trial, as it may bolster the argument that he\u2019s not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to win and not be determined guilty of murder, he has to show that he suffers from a severe mental illness, and at the time of the act, he didn\u2019t know what he was doing. He didn\u2019t know wrong from right,\u201d David Glass, a family law attorney and former psychologist, tells Los Angeles ABC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/nick-reiner-was-yearlong-mental-health-conservatorship-2020-report\/18415323\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Director Rob Reiner (second from left) and family arrive at the premiere of \" rumor=\"\" has=\"\" it=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" grauman=\"\" chinese=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" december=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-2048x1464.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-960x686.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1080x772.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1200x858.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Director Rob Reiner (second from left) and family arrive at the premiere of \" rumor=\"\" has=\"\" it=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" grauman=\"\" chinese=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" december=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545752 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-2048x1464.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-960x686.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1080x772.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-1200x858.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-56439823-4-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director Rob Reiner (second from left) and family arrive at the premiere of \u201cRumor Has It\u201d at the Grauman?s Chinese Theater on December 15, 2005 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reiner has not yet entered a plea. <\/p>\n<p>He was scheduled to be arraigned last week, but the hearing was postponed when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/nick-reiner-attorney-breaks-silence-on-sudden-withdrawal-from-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reiner\u2019s attorney, Alan Jackson, abruptly withdrew<\/a> from the case.<\/p>\n<p>He is now being represented by a public defender, but that\u2019s expected to change before the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, it\u2019s unclear what sort of strategy Reiner\u2019s team will pursue, but many legal experts expect the 32-year-old to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an infamously risky strategy, as it requires the defense to begin their argument by admitting that the <\/p>\n<p>But stipulations in California make it easier to prove insanity there than in most states, and Reiner has a long and well-documented history of severe mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/nick-reiner-was-in-a-yearlong-mental-health-conservatorship-ahead-of-parents-murders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It\u2019s been one month since Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death inside their home. And we continue to receive new information about the late couple\u2019s son and suspected murderer, Nick Reiner. 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