The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner has pleaded not guilty to murdering his parents.
Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in a Los Angeles court charged in the deaths of his parents, who were found with multiple stab wounds in their home in the city’s affluent Brentwood area in December.
He wore a brown jail jumpsuit during the arraignment. He could face life in prison without parole or the death penalty if convicted.
Prosecutors allege that Reiner fatally stabbed his father and mother, Michele, inside a bedroom of their home before fleeing. Reiner will next appear in court on 29 April.
Reiner, who is being held in custody, will next appear in court on 29 April.
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead in their home by their youngest child, daughter Romy, 28, on 14 December.
The couple died from “multiple sharp force injuries”, according to the LA County medical examiner.
Rob Reiner directed films including This Is Spinal Tap, the Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and Stand By Me.
Nick Reiner’s lawyer Kimberly Greene entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.
His former lawyer, Alan Jackson, withdrew from the case last month for reasons that he said were beyond his and his client’s control.
Reiner, the third of Rob Reiner’s four children, is now receiving the kind of publicly funded legal representation allotted to defendants who cannot pay their own fees.
