{"id":1668,"date":"2026-06-09T18:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:08:56","slug":"nick-reiner-wants-trust-money-from-parents-hes-accused-of-murdering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1668","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner wants trust money from parents he\u2019s accused of murdering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Nick Reiner, accused of murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, is seeking the money from his inheritance.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1666\">A gender reveal mishap sparked a deadly California wildfire. Who\u2019s being held accountable is unusual<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The beloved couple\u2019s middle child, 32, filed a petition Monday requesting the trust fund money he claims he has been owed since age 30, which he says is his only source of legal fees or financial support while incarcerated, per court documents obtained by TMZ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0For some, veteran actor\u2019s killing may be a painful reminder of Rob Reiner\u2019s death<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The filing, which seeks accounting and damages from the trustee, may also shed light on defense attorney Alan Jackson\u2019s departure from the case in January over \u201ccircumstances beyond our control\u201d and \u201cbeyond Nick\u2019s control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per Reiner\u2019s filing, the trustee would not pay Jackson, who Reiner says he now needs to avoid \u201cfurther jeopardizing my defense in the criminal matter,\u201d for which \u201ctime is of the essence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reiner also alleges that big brother Jake and little sister Romy previously agreed to help him fight the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1651\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass sets huge tribute concert for legendary artist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d director, 78, and 70-year-old photographer established the trust fund for their kids in 1992. Nick was born the following year, and Romy in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner faces life behind bars or the death penalty after he was charged in mid-December with two counts of first degree murder, as well as a special allegation of using a dangerous weapon, a knife, in the fatal stabbings of the \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d director, 78, and the 70-year-old photographer days prior.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nick, who has long battled substance abuse issues and was reportedly diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, pleaded not guilty to the slayings in February.<\/p>\n<p>Jake, 35, broke his silence on the case in April. His Substack essay entitled, \u201cMom and Dad,\u201d served as both a tribute to his parents, and a reflection on the \u201cliving nightmare\u201d of their deaths and his brother\u2019s alleged involvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy world, as I knew it, had collapsed,\u201d wrote Jake, who said he regularly wakes up \u201chaving to convince myself that, no, it\u2019s not a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1649\">Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Reiner, who has pleaded not guilty to the murders of parents Rob and Michele Reiner, wants the trust fund money he claims he&#8217;s still owed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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