District Attorney WON'T seek death penalty for Nick Reiner out of respect for his slain parents' view on executions, sources say

The District Attorney (DA) prosecuting Nick Reiner over the murder of his parents will not seek the death penalty out of respect for the victims' views on executions, sources say.The Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman is not pursuing the death penalty partly because Rob and Michele Reiner were passionately against capital punishment, TMZ reports.A source close to Hochman also claimed that Reiner's siblings, Jake and Romy, were considered in the DA's decision. Although the pair are not siding with their brother nor funding his defense, the insider claimed Jake and Romy would have struggled during sentencing if there was a possibility that Reiner could be executed.Reiner, 33, is accused of fatally stabbing his parents on December 14, 2025. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait.He is due to appear for a pretrial hearing later today.A separate hearing next month will address Reiner's bid to access a $1.5 million trust fund to pay for his legal defense. The District Attorney prosecuting Nick Reiner over the murder of his parents will not seek the death penalty out of respect for the victims' views on executions, sources say Rob and Michele Reiner were allegedly murdered by their son Nick last December 14 at their mansion in BrentwoodReiner was arrested after his parents' bloodied bodies were discovered at their home in the affluent Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.Rob Reiner, 79, who directed huge hits including When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men, and his wife, Michele Singer, 70, had been stabbed to death.Nick Reiner, who has a history of addiction, lived in a guest house on his parents' property. He had attended a party at the home of comedian Conan O'Brien on December 13 with his parents, where some attendees reportedly said he had behaved erratically.Reiner, who just celebrated his 33rd birthday on Monday, was indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury in August.The indictment accuses him of two counts of first-degree murder with additional special circumstances of multiple murders and lying in wait.It also includes the special allegation that he personally used a deadly weapon.The charges in the indictment superseded the previous ones that were filed over the December 2025 double slaying.Special circumstances allegations can also increase potential penalties during the sentencing phase. Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman also considered Reiner's siblings when making his decision not to pursue the death penalty, sources say Rob and Michele Reiner, pictured with their children Jake (center), Romy and Nick (right)Hochman, after the indictment was unsealed last month, said: 'This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing.'The indictment unsealed today also adds a special circumstance allegation that the defendant committed the murders by means of lying in wait.'We hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice.'Reiner in June filed a petition demanding access to a $1.5 million trust fund set up by the parents he is charged with murdering, court documents show.The 136-page petition filed in Los Angeles says Reiner should have begun receiving the money two years ago, and his inability to access it left him unable to pay the expensive attorney who had originally represented him after his arrest over the December stabbing of his mother and father.'Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths,' the petition stated. 'But the facts about what did and did not happen to them are not at issue in this trust litigation.'Reiner is one of three children that Rob and Michele had together. Rob also adopted a child during his first marriage.According to the June petition, the trust was one of three set up for the couple's children with 'unambiguous instructions' as part of an estate plan established in 1993. Nick Reiner allegedly used a knife to kill his parents at their home on December 14 before fleeing and being arrestedReiner should have received half of the money when he turned 30, with the other half available to him five years later, the petition stated.His attorneys said the awards are mandatory and unconditional.'They were a commitment by Nick's parents, in the most binding way the law of trusts allows, that these resources would belong to Nick for his use and benefit,' the petition alleged.Reiner was originally represented by celebrity attorney Alan Jackson, who left the case a short time later. The petition says Reiner's inability to access the trust money meant he could not pay the lawyer.Rob Reiner, the son of legendary comedian Carl Reiner, started his showbiz career in acting.He won fame as the oafish son-in-law Michael 'Meathead' Stivic on groundbreaking 1970s sitcom All in the Family, before transitioning to directing.As a director, his output included classic films like 1984's rock music mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Brid' from 1987, and seminal coming-of-age movie Stand By Me.The Daily Mail has reached out to Hochman for comment.