The garments have also reportedly been used by Luigi Mangione, Tyler Robinson, and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Rob Reiner’s son Nick wears suicide prevention smock in first court appearance

The garments have also reportedly been used by Luigi Mangione, Tyler Robinson, and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Nick Reiner made his first court appearance following the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, while wearing a garment given to inmates on suicide watch.

During his first court appearance since being charged with the murders of his parents, the 32-year-old son of the *Stand By Me* director wore a sleeveless blue smock and shackles, according to PEOPLE. The garment, described as a suicide prevention smock, is intended to prevent its wearer from taking their own life.

Suicide prevention smocks are stiff, thick garments that are typically made of quilted nylon or other sturdy materials that prevent the fabric from being folded, according to PSP Corp, a company that manufactures the smocks. The sturdiness of the material is intended to stop the smocks from being fashioned into a noose.

Nick Reiner in 2024.

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The garments, also known as turtle suits or safety smocks, have reportedly been used in a number of high-profile cases, including Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson, Brian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione, and Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell.

Suicide prevention vests have previously been the subject of controversy. Robinson's defense attorneys argued that the garment can negatively impact the jury's perception of the individual wearing it — essentially claiming that a defendant wearing jail clothes already looks more guilty than if they wore everyday street clothes.

"In the modern age of ubiquitous internet access and unrelenting media attention to high-profile criminal cases," Robinson's attorneys said, per *The Salt Lake Tribune*, "the prejudicial effect of a criminal defendant appearing in shackles, jail attire, and bullet-proof or suicide vests at any hearing threatens fundamental fairness."

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Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday. Hours later, Nick Reiner was arrested in the Exposition Park neighborhood in connection with their deaths. On Tuesday, he was formally charged with two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. He is also facing a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife.

Michele Reiner and Rob Reiner in Los Angeles on April 27, 2023.

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At Wednesday's court appearance, Nick Reiner stayed mostly silent as he sat behind glass. He only spoke when the judge asked if he would consent to waiving his right to a speedy arraignment, to which he responded, "Yes, your honor."

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Reiner's lawyers, including Alan Jackson, did not enter a plea, and the judge ordered that the defendant be held without bail pending an arraignment, which is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026.**

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