Nick Reiner‘s aunt Martine Singer has opened up about where she stands with her nephew as he stands accused of murdering his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
“I’m functioning,” Martine told Los Angeles’ ABC7 News in an interview that aired on Friday, October 2. “I went back to work in January, as best I could. But it’s always there. It’s always in my mind and in my heart.”
Martine — who runs one of Southern California’s biggest children’s nonprofit organizations — is the younger sister of the late Michele, who was allegedly killed along with her husband Rob by their son, Nick, 33, on December 14, 2025.
Nick had reportedly had a public argument with his father at Conan O’Brien‘s Christmas party on the night before the killings. He was ultimately apprehended near the campus of UCLA on December 14.
The accused killer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, with prosecutors confirming they will not pursue the death penalty.
Speaking to ABC7’s Marc Brown, Martine recalled learning from a relative last December that her sister Michele had been murdered.
“She said, ‘Something terrible’s happened and you need to go over there.’ It was probably the longest...