Nick Reiner was reportedly placed under a mental health conservatorship nearly five years before allegedly killing his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Nick, 32, was under the guardianship for one year, according to a Thursday, January 15, report from The New York Times. The outlet reported that the conservatorship was terminated in 2021 and had been managed by licensed fiduciary Steven Baer. "[Mental illness] is an epidemic that is widely misunderstood," Baer told the outlet. "This is a horrible tragedy.