Overview
- Reiner appeared behind glass in Los Angeles Superior Court wearing a suicide‑prevention smock and spoke only to waive a speedy arraignment.
- No plea was entered, and he is being held without bail with formal arraignment scheduled for Jan. 7.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined both victims died of multiple sharp force injuries.
- Prosecutors charged two counts of first‑degree murder with a special‑circumstance allegation of multiple murders and an alleged use‑of‑a‑knife enhancement, with a death‑penalty decision still pending.
- Police say he was arrested without resistance near USC hours after the bodies were found, and investigators have not identified a motive as his attorney urges restraint and his siblings ask for privacy.