Overview
- The Los Angeles grand jury returned the indictment on July 20 and it was unsealed on Aug. 12, replacing earlier charges and letting prosecutors skip a public preliminary hearing.
- Prosecutors charged Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder and added special-circumstance allegations of lying in wait, multiple murders, and use of a knife as a deadly weapon.
- Reiner pleaded not guilty at the Aug. 12 arraignment, remains jailed without bail, and is set for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 15.
- Authorities say the county medical examiner listed both victims as dying from multiple sharp-force injuries, but prosecutors have not publicly disclosed a motive and many investigatory details remain sealed.
- Defense posture is unsettled: a private lawyer withdrew earlier this year, a public defender now represents Reiner, and he has petitioned to access a reported $1.5 million trust to pay for private counsel.