Accused murderer Nick Reiner doesn’t understand why he’s in jail, believes arrest is a ‘conspiracy’: report
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Nick Reiner, charged with the murder of his parents, Michele and Rob Reiner, reportedly cannot comprehend why he is incarcerated.

The 32-year-old is said to suspect that his imprisonment is the result of a “conspiracy” against him, according to a source who spoke to TMZ on Friday.

The source further claimed that while Nick is allegedly aware of the crime he committed, he seems to be experiencing a disconnect from reality.

This development follows the postponement of his arraignment for the second time on January 7, after his attorney, Alan Jackson, unexpectedly resigned from the case.

Jackson informed the presiding judge on Wednesday morning that he felt compelled to withdraw from the case and requested to be relieved of his duties.

Instead, he will now be represented by LA County Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, and the new date is set for Feb. 23.

Nick, who made an appearance in court with a newly shaved head and sunken eyes, only spoke once during the arraignment to say he agreed with the change in counsel.

The “Being Charlie” writer was meant to enter a plea on Wednesday after his arraignment was initially postponed from Dec. 17.

On Dec. 14, Michele and Rob were found stabbed to death in their home by their daughter, Romy, after having gotten into an argument with Nick at a party the night before. He was 78 and she was 70.

The LA County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the couple died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” ruling it was homicide.

Later that night, Nick was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders.

He is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

Following the murders, it was reported that Nick had been diagnosed with schizophrenia before the killings of the actor-director and his wife. He also had a long history of drug addiction.

The accused murderer — who was under the care of a psychiatrist for mental illness — had allegedly become “alarming” in the weeks leading up to the slayings.

At the time, doctors had reportedly changed Nick’s medications, which caused him to be “out of his head.”

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