Rob Reiner<\/a>, 79, and Michele Reiner, 70 \u2013 claims made by a source close to the family state the troubled 32-year-old is struggling with his time in jail.<\/p>\nNick has been held at the Los Angeles Twin Towers Correctional Facility since December 2025 after being charged over the fatal stabbings of Rob and Michele at their home in Brentwood, California. <\/p>\n
He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.<\/p>\n
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Prosecutors are seeking either life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if he is convicted. <\/p>\n
\nThe latest claims about his condition were published by the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n
\nNick\u2019s case has drawn significant attention because of Rob\u2019s long career as one of Hollywood\u2019s most celebrated filmmakers, directing films including When Harry Met Sally\u2026, Stand by Me, Misery and A Few Good Men, while also starring as Michael \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic in the television sitcom All in the Family.<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking to the Daily Mail, a source close to the family claimed: \u201cNick no longer looks like Nick. He is rapidly deteriorating. No one would recognise him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe source added: \u201cHe is almost bald because they have to keep his hair super short to keep the bugs out, and he is super skinny because of the intense medication he is on. His eyes are very sunken in.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe same source also alleged Nick\u2019s mental health had worsened during his time in custody.<\/p>\n
\nThey added: \u201cNick has not been well for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe source also said: \u201cBut before jail some of his personality could be recognised. Not now. He is like a babbling child, totally out of it. It\u2019s so bad his lawyers have a hard time talking to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAccording to the report, Nick\u2019s siblings, Jake Reiner and Romy Reiner, are said to be concerned about his condition.<\/p>\n
\nThe source alleged they fear \u201che will never be sane again and that he could possibly die as his heart could weaken from the constant strain\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nNick was diagnosed with schizophrenia and had a history of drug addiction at the time of his parents\u2019 murders. <\/p>\n
\nIt has also been reported he had previously damaged his mother and father\u2019s mansion during what was described as a methamphetamine-fuelled incident.<\/p>\n
\nNick is said to have argued with Rob and Michele at Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s home the day before they were slaughtered.<\/p>\n
\nSources previously told the New York Post Nick had \u201cfreaked out\u201d, with Rob reportedly telling guests he was \u201cscared\u201d by his son\u2019s \u201cdeteriorating\u201d mental state.<\/p>\n
\nRob and Michele were found dead after being stabbed at their Brentwood home on 14 December 2025. Their daughter, Romy, discovered their bodies.<\/p>\n
\nAfter entering a plea of not guilty in February, Nick requested access to his reported $1.5 million trust fund to pay his legal fees while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n
\nThe Daily Mail also cited a former inmate who had previously been held at the Los Angeles Twin Towers Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n
\nThe former inmate said: \u201cInmates constantly scream night and day \u2013 they don\u2019t shut up. There is no mute button.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThey added: \u201cThe noise really gets to you, it rocks your nervous system because it\u2019s weird, like howling and all the profanity and sick sex talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe former inmate also claimed conditions inside the prison become particularly cold during the winter months and that prisoners have little exposure to natural sunlight.<\/p>\n
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