The extreme ruse Nick Reiner invented to score meds ahead of parents’ murders
Nick told the “really funny” story on the “Dopey” podcast while promoting his and Rob’s semi-autobiographical movie, “Being Charlie,” which came out in 2015.
“They refused to give me meds … because they were like, ‘You don’t need any meds,’ and I was freaking out,” Nick — who has been to rehab for drug addiction almost 20 times — told host Dave Manheim, explaining that he then set out to “prove [he] was crazy.”
On Dec. 14, Rob, who was 78, and Michele, who was 70, were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home in the neighborhood of Brentwood.
The LA County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that the couple died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” ruling that the manner was homicide.
Nick — who was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia before the killings — was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders.
The 32-year-old — who is currently locked away in solitary confinement at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in LA — is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
He is reportedly expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at his Jan. 7 arraignment.
His lawyer — famed criminal defense attorney Alan Jackson — has asked the public not rush to judgment or jump to conclusions in the “very, very complex and serious” case.
The night before the murders, Rob and Michele brought Nick to a Christmas party at Conan O’Brien’s house.
They were reportedly “reluctant to leave him home alone” because his “extreme and stressful behavior” had escalated and “grown degrees even more concerning in recent weeks.”
During the bash, where Nick was observed behaving strangely and getting into an argument with his parents, Rob reportedly said he was “petrified” that Nick could one day “hurt” him.
About a month prior, doctors reportedly changed Nick’s schizophrenia meds, which led to him acting “erratic and dangerous.”
They were reportedly in the process of adjusting his meds to stabilize him when tragedy struck.
However, Nick has reportedly “always” had a “hostile” and “volatile” dynamic with his family, but his “anger” was mostly “directed at his parents.”
