The slayings of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his photographer wife, Michele, have given rise to a complex and intensely watched legal struggle involving their accused son, prosecutors and defense attorneys, who all face key strategic decisions in the coming weeks and months.
Prosecutors allege Nick Reiner fatally stabbed his parents inside the master bedroom of their Brentwood home early on a Sunday morning, then fled the area.
They have offered no motive for the Dec. 14 attack, but Nick Reiner struggled with addiction for years, and he had been prescribed medication for schizophrenia at some point before the killings, according to two sources with knowledge of the criminal investigation. Sources have also said he got into some type of argument with Rob Reiner at a Christmas party hours before the slaying.
