We Need to Talk About Nick Reiner.

Roberta Glass True Crime Report

Roberta Glass

True Crime

3.3 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The normalization and medicalization of violence is rampant in the reporting on Nick Reiner’s alleged murder of his parents famed director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner. Did Nick Reiner snap? Was violence a bi-product of his drug addiction? Was Reiner experiencing psychosis due to schizophrenia? Let’s talk about it.

Get access to exclusive content & support the podcast by a Patron today! https://patreon.com/robertaglasstruecrimereport
Throw a tip in the tip jar! https://buymeacoffee.com/robertaglass
Support Roberta by sending a donation via Venmo. https://venmo.com/robertaglass
Become a chanel member for custom Emojis, first looks and exclusive streams here: https://youtube.com/@robertaglass/join

Thank you Patrons!
Beth, Shelley Safford, Carol Mumumeci, Therese Tunks, JC, Lizzy D, Elizabeth Drake, Texas Mimi, Barb, Deborah Shults, Ratliff, Stephanie Lamberson, Maryellen Sudol, Mona, Karen Pacini, Jen Buell, Marie Horton, ER, Rosie Grace, B. Rabbit, Sally Merrick, Amanda D, Mary B, Mrs Jones, Amy Gill, Eileen, Wesley Loves Octoberfest, Erin (Kitties1993), Anna Quint, Cici Guteriez, Sandra Loves GatsbyHannna, Christy, Jen Buell, Elle Solari, Carol Cardella, Jennifer Harmon, DoxieMama65, Carol Holderman, Joan Mahon, Marcie Denton, Rosanne Aponte, Johnny Jay, Jude Barnes, JenTheRN, Victoria Devenish, Jeri Falk, Kimberly Lovelace, Penni Miller, Jil, Janet Gardner, Jayne Wallace (JaynesWhirled), Pat Brooks, Jennifer Klearman, Judy Brown, Linda Lazzaro, Suzanne Kniffin, Susan Hicks, Jeff Meadors, D Samlam, Pat Brooks, Cythnia, Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley, Diane Larsen, Mary, Kimberly Philipson, Cat Stewart, Cindy Pochesci, Kevin Crecy, Renee Chavez, Melba Pourteau, Julie K Thomas, Mia Wallace, Stark Stuff, Kayce Taylor, Alice, Dean, GiGi5, Jennifer Crum, Dana Natale, Bewildered Beauty, Pepper, Joan Chakonas, Blythe, Pat Dell, Lorraine Reid, T.B., Melissa, Victoria Gray Bross, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Kenny Haines and Toni Natalie

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I'm Roberta Glass and you're listening to my true crime report.
0:07.3	We need to talk about Nick Reiner and his murder of his very famed director and actor father, Rob Reiner and his photographer,
0:25.6	mother, Michelle Singer Reiner.
0:30.6	They were murdered as they were sleeping in bed.
0:35.6	Interesting to note the details of the autopsy of Rob and Michelle Reiner have now been
0:44.7	made private. Let me just show you the notification. Hello everybody. Hello Taterbug. Hello, Miss Merch. Hello, USA. Hey, Tuesday. Nice to see you. Thank you for
1:02.3	holding down the fort. I have so much. Oh, this is the statement from the medical examiner of Los Angeles.
1:14.0	It was just released on December 29, 2025.
1:18.6	On December 24th, at 10.30 a.m., the County of Los Angeles, Department of Medical Examiners,
1:26.9	received a court order initiated by the Los Angeles Police Department to place a security hold on medical examiner case numbers 2025-19480 and 2025-19481, Robert and Michelle Reiner.
1:50.0	While the cause and manner of death were previously released on these cases due to the court order, the information is no longer available.
1:58.9	No other case information or records, including the medical examiner report,
2:03.3	can be released or posted on the website until further notice. The department understands the public's
2:09.3	interest in these cases and remains committed to transparency when possible. Information will be
2:16.1	made available once the court order is lifted.
2:19.3	For questions about the court order timeline and the law enforcement investigation into these tests,
2:24.5	please contact LAPD.
2:27.8	So since I last reported on this case, there was a report from TMZ.
2:35.0	Now we know TMZ has a relationship with Nick Reiner's defense attorney, Alan Jackson.
2:47.0	And what was released to TMZ was that Nick Reiner was diagnosed with schizophrenia before he murdered his parents and that they were
3:06.6	putting him on new medication and that he was not adjusting well to this new medication.
3:14.3	So it looks like they're trying to get what was reported behind the scenes that Nick Reiner's siblings are desperate to have him avoid prison for this crime
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Roberta Glass, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Roberta Glass and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.