Nick Reiner Reportedly Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Before Parents' Deaths

Nick Reiner was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner.

According to TMZ, in the weeks leading up to the murder of his parents, the 32-year-old was acting “erratic and dangerous.”

Two sources told the publication that Nick was under the care of a psychiatrist for his mental illness, but in the month preceding the murders, Nick’s behavior had allegedly become “alarming.”

The sources allege that doctors changed Nick’s medication roughly 3-4 weeks before his parents’ deaths in hopes of stabilizing his condition, which they believe caused his sudden change in behavior. The sources also claim that Nick’s substance abuse worsened his schizophrenia.

Nick also reportedly received treatment at a $70,000/month Los Angeles-based rehab facility that specializes in mental illness and substance abuse recently.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Nick made his first court appearance since being arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday, Dec. 14. Nick is charged with two counts of first-degree murder related to his parents’ deaths and could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. He has yet to enter a plea.

That same day, Nick’s siblings Jake and Romy Reiner reflected on the profound loss of their parents, who they called their “best friends.”

“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day. The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends,” their statement reads. “We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life.”

“We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave,” the statement concluded.

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Reiner first met Singer while filming When Harry Met Sally. The two married in 1989 and later welcomed three children: Jake, 34, Nick, 32, and Romy, 28. Reiner was also the father of daughter Tracy, 61, from a previous marriage.

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