Nick Reiner was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia before the gruesome murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, and the medications he was taking were making him act “erratic and dangerous.”
Two sources told TMZ Friday that Nick, 32, had been under the care of a psychiatrist for mental illness, claiming that his behavior had gotten “alarming” in the weeks leading up to his parents’ stabbing deaths.
He had recently received care at an expensive Los Angeles-based rehab facility that specializes in mental illness and substance abuse, the outlet reported, noting that his substance abuse was worsening the schizophrenia.
Three to four weeks before the murders, doctors reportedly changed Nick’s meds, at which point he became “out of his head.”
They were in the process of adjusting his meds to stabilize him when tragedy struck.
According to the outlet, Nick will likely plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
On Sunday afternoon, Rob, who was 78, and Michele, who was 70, were found by their daughter, Romy Reiner, stabbed to death in their Brentwood home, with sources claiming their throats had been slit.
The LA County Medical Examiner has confirmed that the couple died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” ruling that the manner was homicide.
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