The state of California knew Nick Reiner was severely mentally ill. They didn't just suspect it. They proved it in court. In 2020, a judge found beyond a reasonable doubt that Nick met the legal definition of "gravely disabled"—unable to provide for his own basic needs due to a mental disorder. He was placed under an LPS conservatorship, the most restrictive mental health intervention California allows.

For one year, conservator Steven Baer had the legal authority to force psychiatric treatment, consent to medication over Nick's objection, and place him in a locked facility if necessary. Then in 2021, the conservatorship expired. It was not renewed. And four years later, Rob and Michele Reiner are dead.

This episode examines the single most important piece of evidence that will shape Nick Reiner's defense: the conservatorship itself. Because when Alan Jackson told reporters that Nick is "not guilty of murder" under California law, he wasn't just speculating about mental illness. He was pointing to a legal finding of fact. The state already determined Nick Reiner could not care for himself due to mental illness. That's on the record.

We investigate why the conservatorship wasn't renewed, the legal catch-22 that may have prevented it, and the medication change approximately one month before the killings that sources say triggered a psychiatric crisis. Steven Baer will almost certainly be called to testify. What he knows could determine whether Nick Reiner spends the rest of his life in prison or a psychiatric facility.

The conservatorship worked exactly as California law intended. And that might be the most damning indictment of all.

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