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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Welbert Bauyaban

Nick Reiner Murder Case: Slain Director's Son 'In A Fog' And Unable to Process Deaths

Rob and Nick Reiner at the SAMHSA Special Recognition Award. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/SAMHSA from Rockville)

In the glitzy, often turbulent world of Hollywood, few stories have struck as visceral a chord as the tragic deaths of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. As the industry mourns, a chilling and complex picture is emerging from behind the bars of a Los Angeles jail. Nick Reiner, the couple's 32-year-old son, is reportedly in a state described by insiders as a complete 'fog', seemingly unable to grasp the magnitude of the horror he is accused of inflicting on his family.

Charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the discovery of his parents' bodies on Dec. 14, the Being Charlie writer is reportedly navigating his first week of incarceration in a dazed, almost detached manner. While the world reels from the loss of the man who gave us The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally, the focus has shifted to the mental health spiral that preceded this unthinkable domestic tragedy.

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