Nick Reiner could face the death penalty if he’s found guilty of murdering his parents, famed director Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner.
Newly released surveillance video shows his final moments of freedom just before police arrested him.
Dead for several hours
The 32-year-old is alleged to have been seen in a heated argument with his father at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday, December 13.
“Nick was freaking everyone out, acting crazy, kept asking people if they were famous,” one source shared with TMZ.
What happened after that is not known with certainty. What is known, however, is that Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner were found on Sunday, December 14, inside their home in Brentwood, California. According to The Mirror, authorities described the scene as a “horror double murder.”
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the couple had been dead for several hours by the time they were discovered by their daughter Romy Reiner Sunday afternoon, with rigor mortis already setting in.
Nick was arrested that same day and booked into jail on suspicion of murder.
He was due to make his first court appearance on December 16, but his attorney said he was not taken to the courthouse from the jail for medical reasons.
