Nick Reiner, the troubled son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner, pleads not guilty to murder charges stemming from the fatal stabbing of his parents in their home, one of the most shocking celebrity homicide cases in Los Angeles history.
The 32-year-old Nick Reiner is arraigned during a brief proceeding that had been twice rescheduled, most recently last month, when his original attorney abruptly quit without explanation and was replaced by a public defender.
He pleads not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deadly knife attack on actor-director Rob Reiner, 78, and photographer-producer Michele Reiner, 70, whose bodies were found on December 14 inside their West Los Angeles mansion.
Nick Reiner, who has acknowledged a years-long struggle with substance abuse, is ordered to remain jailed without bond, as he has been since his arrest in the hours after his parents were slain.
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