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A
Los
A geles
Cou ty
g a d
ju y
has
i dicted
Nick
Rei e
o
mu de
cha ges
i
the
killi gs
of
his
pa e ts,
Rob
Rei e
a d
Michele
Si ge
Rei e ,
a d
adds
the
allegatio
that
he
was
lyi g
i
wait
befo e
attacki g
them.The
g a d
ju y,
which
had
bee
meeti g
i
sec et,
etu ed
the
i dictme t
o
July
20,
a d
it
was
u sealed
Wed esday,
whe
32-yea -old
Nick
Rei e
e te ed
a
ot
guilty
plea.Rob
Rei e ,
a
di ecto ,
acto
a d
Hollywood
lumi a y,
a d
his
wife,
a
photog aphe
a d
p oduce ,
we e
stabbed
to
death
i
thei
home
i
the
upscale
B e twood
sectio
of
Los
A geles
o
Dec.
14.
Nick
Rei e
was
a ested
withi
hou s
a d
cha ged
two
days
late .The
g a d
ju y
i dictme t
is
a
majo
step
towa d
t ial
a d
allows
p osecuto s
to
skip
Califo ia’s
p elimi a y
hea i g
p ocess,
whe e
evide ce
is
publicly
ai ed.”This
was
a
p ofou d
bet ayal
by
someo e
who
was
loved
a d
t usted
by
the
ve y
people
he
is
accused
of
killi g,”
Los
A geles
Cou ty
Dist ict
Atto ey
Natha
Hochma
said
i
a
stateme t.
“We
hope
that
by
havi g
a
g a d
ju y
etu
a
i dictme t
i
this
case
it
will
b i g
us
o e
step
close
to
a
t ial
a d
achievi g
justice.”
U sealed
i dictme t
accuses
Nick
Rei e
of
lyi g
i
wait
The
u sealed
i dictme t
eveals
few
ew
details
i
a
case
that
has
bee
sh ouded
i
sec ecy.
But
the
lyi g
i
wait
allegatio
alo g
with
othe
ci cumsta ces
mea
Rei e
is
eligible
fo
the
death
pe alty.
P osecuto s
say
they
have ‘t
decided
whethe
to
seek
it.The
i dictme t
did
ot
say
how
o
why
Rei e
was
lyi g
i
wait.
It
also
i cludes
a
allegatio
that
he
used
a
k ife
i
the
killi g.
Autho ities
p eviously
said
the
couple
was
stabbed.Ma y
of
the
most
basic
questio s
about
the
killi g
emai
u a swe ed
publicly.
P osecuto s
have
said
othi g
about
possible
motives,
a d
leaks
i
the
case
have
bee
vi tually
o existe t
o
both
sides.The
Los
A geles
Cou ty
chief
medical
exami e
told
The
Associated
P ess
he
would
like
to
make
thei
autopsy
epo ts
public,
but
a
cou t
o de
has
p eve ted
him
f om
doi g
so.
I dictme t
eleased
as
Nick
Rei e
seeks
t ust
fu ds
The
i dictme t
comes
as
Rei e
is
seeki g
u paid
mo ey
f om
a
t ust
his
pa e ts
established
fo
him,
sayi g
he
eeds
it
to
help
i
his
defe se.Rei e
said
i
a
cou t
petitio
that
the
t ustees
who
ove see
the
fu ds
have
de ied
them
to
him
without
legal
justificatio .
The
mo ey
was
to
have
go e
to
Nick
Rei e
eve
if
his
pa e ts
we e
alive,
legal
fili gs
say.
The
petitio
says
the
t ust
has
at
least
$1.5
millio
i
assets,
but
t ustees
would
ot
sha e
the
exact
amou t.”Nick
loved
his
pa e ts,
a d
he
is
devastated
by
thei
deaths.
But
the
facts
about
what
did
a d
did
ot
happe
to
them
a e
ot
at
issue,”
the
petitio
says.He
is
seeki g
to
hi e
back
high-p ofile
c imi al
defe se
atto ey
Ala
Jackso ,
who
i itially
ep ese ted
him
befo e
Rei e ‘s
sibli gs
would
o
lo ge
ag ee
to
fu d
his
defe se
a d
a
public
defe de
took
ove .A
hea i g
o
the
petitio
is
set
fo
ext
week.The
LA
Cou ty
Public
Defe de ‘s
Office,
which
is
ep ese ti g
Rei e ,
decli ed
to
comme t
o
the
i dictme t.
G a d
ju y
p ocess
happe s
i
sec et
Califo ia
p osecuto s
ca
cha ge
a
defe da t
a d
take
the
case
th ough
a
p elimi a y
hea i g
–
a
so t
of
t ial
i
mi iatu e
whe e
evide ce
is
publicly
ai ed
a d
a
judge
decides
whethe
it
should
be
se t
to
t ial
–
as
ece tly
happe ed
with
si ge
D4vd.O
they
ca
use
a
g a d
ju y
to
go
th ough
the
p ocess
i
sec et.
They
ca
also
publicly
file
cha ges
a d
late
seek
a
sec et
g a d
ju y
i dictme t,
esse tially
c eati g
a
ew
ve sio
of
the
case,
as
happe ed
he e
a d
i
the
Los
A geles
p osecutio
of
Ha vey
Wei stei .
Rob
Rei e
had
p olific
ca ee
as
acto
a d
di ecto
Rob
Rei e
bega
as
a
acto ,
sta i g
i
the
TV
sitcom,
“All
i
the
Family,”
as
Michael
“Meathead”
Stivic,
the
libe al
so -i -law
to
a
much
mo e
co se vative
a d
bigoted
A chie
Bu ke ,
played
by
Ca oll
O’Co o .
Rei e
wo
two
Emmy
Awa ds
fo
the
ole,
a d
last
mo th
got
a
posthumous
Emmy
omi atio
fo
his
wo k
as
a
guest
sta
o
“The
Bea .”He
became
a
p olific
di ecto
whose
wo k
i cluded
some
of
the
most
memo able
a d
e dlessly
watchable
movies
of
the
1980s
a d
’90s.
His
c edits
i cluded
“This
is
Spi al
Tap,”
“Sta d
By
Me,”
“A
Few
Good
Me ,”
a d
“Whe
Ha y
Met
Sally
…
,”
du i g
the
p oductio
of
which
he
met
photog aphe
Michele
Si ge .
They
wed
soo
afte
a d
we e
ma ied
fo
36
yea s.Nick
Rei e
was
the
seco d
of
the
th ee
child e
they
had
togethe .
He
a d
his
fathe
co-w ote
the
sc ipt
fo
the
2015
film
“Bei g
Cha lie,”
which
was
pa tly
based
o
the
so ‘s
tee age
st uggles
with
addictio
a d
homeless ess.His
olde
b othe
Jake
Rei e
w ote
i
Ap il
that
the
expe ie ce
of
losi g
his
pa e ts
a d
havi g
his
b othe
at
the
ce te
of
it
was
“a
livi g
ightma e”
that
is
“too
devastati g
to
comp ehe d.”
