LA Prosecutors Decline Death Penalty in Nick Reiner Parental Murders Case
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he will not seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner, who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances (lying in wait and weapon use) in the December 2025 killings of his parents. California’s death penalty moratorium and mitigating factors cited by prosecutors leave a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole, with the decision weighing family wishes and other factors.