Nick Reiner did appear in Superior Court in Los Angeles County today.

However, no plea was entered and his arraignment now continued to January 7th tonight.

As prosecutors move forward with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances,

the Reiner family is speaking out for the very first time,

urging compassion, restraint, and humanity,

despite their devastating loss.

And also, for the first time,

we're learning how Rob and Michelle Reiner died,

killed in their bed,

according to an assistant chief with the LAPD.

Welcome to the global phenomenon, surviving the survivor,

where we bring you the best guests in all of true crime.

Here's your host, Emmy Award winning journalist Joel Waldman.

What's up, St.S. Nation? Welcome to Surviving the Survivor.

This is the global phenomenon, the show that day in and day out brings you the very best guests in all of true crime.

Tonight, we are breaking down every new major development in the Rob and Michelle Reiner murders.

From today's court appearance and this delayed arraignment to newly released

official causes of death to the Reiner family's powerful statement and the growing body of

reporting about Nick Reiner's movements and the timeline as well as his behavior, his personal

history, and perhaps a hint today from Alan Jackson about a possible

defense that we will ask our criminal defense attorneys.

But first, the best guests, the best in the business, and coming back for a second night

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