Nick Reiner makes 1st court appearance
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In Being Charlie, the father character, played by Princess Bride collaborator Cary Elwes, had some resentment about caring for his addict son and balancing his own career ambitions. But per Rob Reiner, that wasn't the case, as Nick was struggling with addiction and homelessness.
Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in court on Wednesday wearing suicide prevention vest after being charged with murdering parents Rob and Michele Reiner in Brentwood.
Nick is charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, who were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home on Sunday, Dec. 14.
The video, obtained by NBC Los Angeles, shows Nick Reiner, 32, being confronted by four police vehicles Sunday night.
The world is still reeling from the shock death of Rob Reiner and his wife at the hands of their drug addicted son.
Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, a case that could carry the death penalty, which has not been used in California for nearly two decades
Surveillance footage from a Los Angeles gas station shows a man believed to be Nick Reiner at the convenience store shortly before his arrest Sunday.
The arrest of Nick Reiner in connection to the alleged murder of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, sheds light on his troubled addiction history. Mental Health and Addiction Clinician Susan Raphael explains that when families show humility that can open the door to further healing.