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Nick Reiner Believes He’s Victim of a ‘Conspiracy,’ New Documentary Claims

Nick Reiner faces first-degree murder charges amid claims of schizoaffective disorder and medication changes that may support an insanity defense, his attorney withdrew before arraignment.

  • On Jan. 10, TMZ Investigates' documentary streamed on Hulu after airing on FOX 11, and Nick Reiner was charged with first-degree murder after his Dec. 14 arrest in Los Angeles.
  • Clinical records and interviews point to long-standing mental-health issues and recent medication adjustments; sources say doctors changed his meds in recent weeks, causing a `complete break from reality`.
  • After Jackson's withdrawal on Wednesday, the arraignment was delayed and TMZ reports public defender Kimberly Greene will now represent Reiner.
  • Levin said the defence will center on an insanity plea, with Reiner taken off suicide watch before arraignment and insiders saying he believes in a conspiracy against him.
  • Levin explained on Good Day LA, `It is a there is a form of schizophrenia involved in this. Hallucinations, delusions, but also there's severe mood disorders, manias, severe depression. And for years it was undiagnosed.` TMZ and FOX 11 report intense media scrutiny of Reiner's treatment history and mental health.
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Sources cited by TMZ attribute the deterioration of Nick Reiner's condition to a change in medication, a month before the murders of Rob and Michelle Reiner.

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Nick Reiner, the son of directors Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, doesn't understand why he's behind bars. The 32-year-old, who is accused of murdering his parents, is believed to be part of a conspiracy against him by the people who sent him to prison, a source close to the Reiner family, who suffered a family tragedy at the end of the year, told TMZ.

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Fox 11 LA broke the news in on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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