Nick Reiner‘s aunt Martine Singer has opened up about where she stands with her nephew, who is 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 2nd. “I went back to work in January as best I could. But it’s always there. It’s always in my head and in my heart.”
Martine – who runs one of Southern California’s largest children’s nonprofit organizations – is the younger sister of the late Michele, who was reportedly killed along with her husband Rob on December 14, 2025 by their son Nick, 33.
Nick had reportedly argued publicly with his father Conan O’BrienThe Christmas party the night before the murders. He was finally arrested on December 14 near the UCLA campus.
Nick Reiner was back in court for a preliminary hearing after being charged with first-degree murder in the December 2025 deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. During his court appearance, which Us also attended, Nick, 32, wore a brown prison uniform, a pair of white socks and black shoes. His hair (…)
The accused killer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, with prosecutors confirming they will not pursue the death penalty.
In conversation with ABC7 Marc BraunMartine recalled learning from a relative last December that her sister Michele had been murdered.
“She said, ‘Something terrible has happened and you have to go there.’ It was probably the longest car ride of my life,” she said.
Martine confirmed that she has had no contact with her nephew Nick since he was incarcerated at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles in December while awaiting a criminal trial.
When asked if she had anything to say to Nick, Martine paused before answering, “I appreciate the question. I’m not sure I can answer that.”
Martine said she constantly finds it difficult to think of her sister and brother-in-law in the past tense after their deaths.
“They were a force field, they really were,” she said. “They were magnetic. They were charismatic. They were funny and loud and boisterous. The world seems very empty without them.”
Nick’s brother, Jake Reinerexpressed similar feelings of loss in his own recent interview with ABC7.
“It’s been eight months. It feels like eight years and it also feels like eight minutes at the same time,” Jake, 35, told ABC7 Mark Cota Robles in a segment that aired on August 27th. “Every moment I wake up, I am reminded of my reality.”
Jake gave a poignant assessment of how he and his sister were doing Romy Reiner had to live with the loss of their parents and the imprisonment of their brother.
“I mean (Nick is) in prison, so you know, it’s like I physically lost my parents and then Nick got arrested and now it’s just me and Romy,” he said.
Nick will be back in court for a probate hearing on October 23 as he continues his fight to access a family trust to cover his legal costs.
