Nick Reiner Admits He Killed His Parents — But Says He Doesn't Know Why He's In Jail

Nick Reiner isn't denying he killed Rob and Michele Reiner. According to TMZ sources with direct knowledge, he admits it. What he doesn't understand is why he's in jail. He reportedly believes his incarceration is part of a conspiracy against him.

On the surface, this sounds like textbook psychosis. It might be. But it's also the exact narrative an insanity defense needs planted in the public consciousness before trial. So which is it? That's the question everyone around Nick Reiner has been asking for years — when is he genuinely sick, and when is he working the room?

Nick has a documented history of schizoaffective disorder and eighteen rehab stays. But his own father admitted that experts repeatedly told the family Nick was "lying or manipulating them." The Reiners spent a fortune trying to save their son and still couldn't figure out when to believe him. Now twelve jurors are going to have to do what his own parents couldn't.

The TMZ documentary revealed that Nick's medication was changed approximately one month before the murders because he complained about weight gain. Sources say the meds still aren't working properly in jail. His family reportedly spent enormous resources on dual-diagnosis treatment facilities, but Nick would only stay 30 days — long enough to detox but not long enough to address the underlying mental illness.

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer examines Nick's post-offense behavior: checking into a Santa Monica hotel after the alleged killings, then wandering near USC the following night. She analyzes what the sealed autopsy reports might contain and why LAPD is downplaying the missing murder weapon.

The surviving Reiner siblings have reportedly indicated they're not in favor of seeking the death penalty. Prosecutor Habib Balian — who handled the Menendez brothers and Robert Durst — is leading the case. Legal experts predict this won't reach a courtroom for at least two years.

This isn't about whether Nick is sick. He clearly is. The question is whether his illness explains what happened — or whether he's spent so long weaponizing it that nobody can tell the difference anymore.

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