LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, officials said Tuesday.
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he consulted with senior prosecutors in his office, considering aggravating and mitigating factors in the case and the wishes of the victims’ loved ones.
“After a careful and thorough review of all these factors, the district attorney’s office will not be seeking the death penalty in this case,” Hochman told reporters outside a downtown courthouse. “That means that the maximum sentence that Mr. Reiner will be looking at is life without the possibility of parole.”
The DA didn’t disclose what punishment the family had sought.
“We did speak with Nick Reiner’s siblings (and) they made their views very clear,” Hochman said. “We took their views into consideration in ultimately deciding not to seek the death penalty.”
The 33-year-old Reiner is accused of murdering his father, celebrated director and actor Rob Reiner, and mother, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner nine months ago.
The younger Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder stemming from the December 2025 fatal stabbings of his parents inside their L.A. home.
A massage therapist had come to the Reiner family home for a scheduled appointment, but no one answered the door on Dec. 14.
The therapist contacted the couple’s daughter and Brentwood neighbor, Romy Reiner, and she came to her parents’ house to find her father’s bloodied body. First responders rushed to the house and found both slain parents inside.
Nick Reiner was arrested later that day after police spotted him strolling near the University of Southern California, about 13 miles from the crime scene.
Madeline Morrison reported from Los Angeles and David K. Li from New York City.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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