{"id":330357,"date":"2026-01-09T07:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nick-reiner-believes-hes-the-victim-of-a-conspiracy-after-parents-murder"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:50:11","slug":"nick-reiner-believes-hes-the-victim-of-a-conspiracy-after-parents-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nick-reiner-believes-hes-the-victim-of-a-conspiracy-after-parents-murder","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner Believes He is the Sufferer of a Conspiracy After Dad and mom&#8217; Homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Nick Reiner<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">He Believes He&#8217;s the Victim of a Conspiracy<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-09T01:00:01-08:00\"><br \/>\n               January 9, 2026<br \/>\n              1:00 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d085c4b2437384e0d3b7bce7da6e82bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260109_e4b31fc1450c441eb74a8bc60033263d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:01ac8b85-0804-4a29-a8bc-39c635b5cadf\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Michele Reiner\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e4\/4by3\/2026\/01\/09\/e4b31fc1450c441eb74a8bc60033263d_md.jpg\" alt=\"nick rob and michele reiner getty cmop\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d085c4b2437384e0d3b7bce7da6e82bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2b6e61a7f3844f4d5d851e81361c0f57\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nick-reiner\/\"><strong>Nick Reiner<\/strong><\/a> knows he killed his parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rob-reiner\/\"><strong>Rob<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michele-reiner\/\"><strong>Michele Reiner<\/strong><\/a>, but he doesn&#8217;t understand why he&#8217;s in jail &#8230; sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2b6e61a7f3844f4d5d851e81361c0f57--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e901e838cb123d62fa82ccc2dcaed78e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b67b03ff-af3d-4596-b894-2387e6172589-1270371173-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b67b03ff-af3d-4596-b894-2387e6172589-1270371173-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0d\/16by9\/2026\/01\/08\/0de8b6f21fbe49539b1e14ac94ca6008_md.jpg\" alt=\"nick-reiner-kal-01-08-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e901e838cb123d62fa82ccc2dcaed78e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a2825b313572fcac24b468de1e3225f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ has a documentary &#8212; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/07\/reiner-murders-documentary\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TMZ Investigates The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; &#8212; airing tonight on FOX and dropping Saturday on Hulu. Our sources say Nick is delusional and believes the people who put him behind bars are engaged in a &#8220;conspiracy&#8221; against him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a2825b313572fcac24b468de1e3225f1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6fa6f870ee98a9c16412c8e08605585a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0bcd0d00-5e1a-4da5-a802-2cd21af9d15b-1066471055-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-0bcd0d00-5e1a-4da5-a802-2cd21af9d15b-1066471055-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4e\/16by9\/2026\/01\/07\/4e35a6e889e343f881b7e87f9c44570b_md.jpg\" alt=\"reiner-doc-clip-kal--v2-01-07-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6fa6f870ee98a9c16412c8e08605585a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-40b2edef09901bbaef3c54d66c8c0a16\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Our sources say Nick&#8217;s fatal mental spiral occurred about a month before the murders, when doctors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/08\/nick-reiner-homicidal-after-schizoaffective-meds-changed\/\"><strong>changed the meds<\/strong><\/a> he was taking for schizoaffective disorder &#8212; a severe mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations, and mania. The meds made him increasingly dangerous and erratic. We&#8217;re told the meds are still not working properly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-40b2edef09901bbaef3c54d66c8c0a16--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f76cc2b1b50f7c297120cd2452c9e67c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We know Nick&#8217;s team was proceeding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/07\/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson-withdraws\/\"><strong>down a path of pleading him guilty<\/strong><\/a> by reason of insanity. Fact is &#8230; that plea does not require proof that a defendant like Nick didn&#8217;t know the difference between right and wrong. The key is whether he understood the &#8220;character and quality&#8221; of his actions. Even if the murders were premeditated, it&#8217;s possible for a jury to reach a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f76cc2b1b50f7c297120cd2452c9e67c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bd546ac2a4c7e830bb680d8c76ee27b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f94b4636-f52e-4bc1-a96c-f8bda8b4e522-1347049317-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f94b4636-f52e-4bc1-a96c-f8bda8b4e522-1347049317-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cc\/16by9\/2026\/01\/09\/ccfc4bc4349d4d55a6564fe73f556359_md.jpg\" alt=\"010726_tmz_rob_reiner_promo_kal-v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bd546ac2a4c7e830bb680d8c76ee27b8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fb123f91414780681000adce1ad16e52\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;TMZ Investigates The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened&#8221; airs Friday night on FOX at 8 PM\/7 Central and drops Saturday on Hulu.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fb123f91414780681000adce1ad16e52--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/09\/nick-reiner-doc-victim-of-conspiracy-belief\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Reiner He Believes He&#8217;s the Victim of a Conspiracy Published January 9, 2026 1:00 AM PST Nick Reiner knows he killed his parents, Rob [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":330360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4764,4765,8284,4769,4766,4768,8285],"class_list":["post-330357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-michele-reiner","tag-nick-reiner","tag-nick-reiner-believes-he","tag-reiner","tag-rob","tag-rob-reiner","tag-tmz-investigates-the-reiner-murders-what-really-happened"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330357"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330359,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330357\/revisions\/330359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}