New details have emerged regarding Rob Reiner’s troubled son Nick’s behavior in the days leading up to the m*rder of the legendary director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.

New details about Nick Reiner

Radar Online has reported that their sources claimed that shortly before the double homicide, Nick expressed a desire to own a gun. However, it’s unclear whether any steps were taken to purchase a weapon.

While reflecting on the tragedy and Nick’s alleged actions, insiders close to the situation reportedly said: “Everything escalated incredibly quickly.”

As the outlet reported, Nick, faces first-degree murder charges in connection with his parents’ deaths. He was arrested hours after his younger sister Romy discovered the body of the When Harry Met Sally director inside the couple’s Brentwood home on Sunday, December 14th.

Insiders noted the period of time just before the murders was “fast-moving and deeply unsettling.”

“Everything escalated incredibly quickly,” one source told journalist Rob Shuter, who writes on Substack. “He wasn’t panicked – he was focused, and that’s what makes it so disturbing.”

The authorities confirmed that the murder weapon was a knife. Insiders stated that the disturbing part of Nick’s interest in owning a firearm is what it suggests about his state of mind leading up to his parents’ murders.

Nick had a history of addiction issues and drug abuse, as well as mental health struggles. He was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia at the time of the murders.

“The concern isn’t what he had – it’s what he was thinking about in those final days,” an insider explained.