Nick Reiner Avoids Death Penalty in Shocking Parent Murder Case

Prosecutors don’t plan to seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who is accused of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.

“After a careful and thorough review of all these factors, the district attorney’s office will not be seeking the death penalty in this case,” Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman told NBC News and reporters on Tuesday, September 15, before a pretrial hearing. “That means that the maximum sentence that Mr. Reiner will be looking at is life without the possibility of parole.”

While it’s unclear what ultimately led to the decision, both Rob and Michele were both well-known death penalty abolitionists.