Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Was Being Handled for Schizophrenia: Stories

Nick Reiner was being handled for schizophrenia previous to the killing of his mother and father, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in response to reviews.

Nick is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide in reference to the deaths of his mother and father.

The Los Angeles Occasions and KNBC each reported, citing sources, that Nick was being handled for schizophrenia.

In keeping with NBC, Nick was first recognized with schizophrenia years in the past and was being handled with medicine.

TMZ first reported that Nick had been recognized with schizophrenia and was taking medicine for it on the time of his mother and father’ deaths.

Rob and Michele had been killed of their Los Angeles house within the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14, in response to the Los Angeles District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The New York Occasions reported that Rob and Michele’s daughter, Romy, discovered her father’s physique after a therapeutic massage therapist could not attain her mother and father and referred to as.

Romy rapidly “fled” the home with out having seen that her mom had additionally been stabbed, which she was later advised by a paramedic, per the paper.

Nick was arrested close to the College of Southern California a number of hours after his mother and father had been discovered lifeless.

Nick is presently in custody and is being held with out bail. He briefly appeared in court docket on Wednesday, Dec. 17 and agreed to waive his proper to a speedy arraignment. He has not but entered a plea.

Seated behind glass, Nick appeared in shackles and a blue anti-suicide smock.

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A number of sources have advised PEOPLE that Rob and Nick acquired right into a “very loud argument” at a celebration at Conan O’Brien’s house on Saturday evening, hours earlier than the alleged murders.

“Nick was freaking everybody out, appearing loopy, saved asking individuals in the event that they had been well-known,” a supply mentioned.

Rob and Michele have been married since 1989, having met whereas he was directing When Harry Met Sally.

The couple had three kids collectively: Jake, Romy and Nick. Rob additionally adopted his daughter Tracy throughout his first marriage to fellow director Penny Marshall.

Along with When Harry Met Sally…, Rob directed a number of traditional movies, together with The Princess Bride and Stand By Me, and starred on the groundbreaking sitcom All within the Household.