We're going live with attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis to break down two explosive developments in two of the biggest murder cases in America right now.

First up: Alan Jackson just withdrew from the Nick Reiner case. Three weeks in, he told a judge he had "no choice" — then walked outside and told reporters that Nick Reiner is "NOT guilty of murder under California law." Sources say money was the issue. Nick's parents — the people he allegedly killed — would normally fund his defense. Now public defender Kimberly Greene is stepping in with thirty seconds of prep time. We're asking Eric what happens to all the work Jackson's team did, whether the insanity defense has any real shot, and what this means for the February arraignment.

Then we're diving into the Mickey Stines case out of Kentucky. The former Letcher County Sheriff is charged with murdering Judge Kevin Mullins in his own chambers — captured on video. The defense just filed a recusal motion after discovering footage of the presiding judge, Christopher Cohron, seated next to the victim at a mental health conference one week before the murder. Cohron never disclosed it. He's also refusing to unseal the psychiatric evaluation the defense needs for their insanity claim. Eric walks us through what happens if the Chief Justice has to get involved.

Join us live — drop your questions in the chat and we'll get Eric's take in real time.

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We're going live with defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis to break down the recusal motion that just froze the Mickey Stines murder case — and we're taking your questions.

Here's what happened: The defense discovered video showing Special Judge Christopher Cohron seated next to Judge Kevin Mullins at a mental health commission meeting, seven days before Mullins was shot to death by Stines in his Letcher County chambers. According to the defense motion, Cohron never disclosed this to the parties. Now they want him off the case — arguing that in a trial built entirely around Stines' mental state, this undisclosed connection creates an appearance of bias that can't be overlooked.

Cohron has already denied the defense's motion to unseal Stines' psychiatric evaluation. He blocked them from using it at the bond hearing. The defense is connecting those rulings to what they found in that video. And now everything is frozen until someone decides whether Cohron stays or goes.

Eric Faddis walks us through the legal standard for recusal, what happens if Cohron refuses to step aside, and how this fight could escalate all the way to the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. We're also covering the venue battle, the sealed psychiatric report, and why prosecutors still haven't announced whether they're seeking the death penalty — fifteen months into this case.

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"Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder under California law."

That was Alan Jackson's parting shot — delivered from the courthouse steps after withdrawing as Nick's attorney. He's telegraphing an insanity defense. But does Nick Reiner actually have a case?

On this live breakdown, attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis walks us through exactly what it takes to win an insanity defense in California — and why it's one of the hardest strategies in criminal law.

California uses the M'Naghten Rule. The defense must prove that at the precise moment of the killings, Nick either didn't understand what he was doing or couldn't distinguish right from wrong. Having schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder — both reported in Nick's case — isn't enough. Being on medication isn't enough. Being psychotic the week before isn't enough. It's about that exact moment.

Sources say Nick's medication was changed weeks before the killings. His behavior became "erratic and dangerous." But sources also say he was coherent enough to attend a Christmas party days earlier — and that's exactly the kind of evidence prosecutors use to undermine insanity claims.

Eric breaks down the two-phase trial process California uses, how Nick's documented drug addiction complicates the mental health picture, and what actually happens if the defense succeeds. Spoiler: Nick doesn't go free. He goes to a state psychiatric hospital, potentially for life.

Less than one percent of defendants plead insanity. About a quarter succeed. Where does Nick Reiner's case fall?

Join us live as we examine the hardest defense in criminal law — and whether Nick Reiner can actually win it.

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It happened fast. Alan Jackson — the high-profile defense attorney who took Nick Reiner's case within hours of his arrest — just withdrew from the case, citing circumstances "beyond Nick's control." Sources point to money. But Jackson's parting words point to something else entirely: "Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder under California law. Print that."

What does a defense attorney know after three weeks of investigation that makes him that confident? And why is he walking away?

On this live breakdown, we're joined by attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis to analyze the chaos unfolding in the Reiner murder case. Public defender Kimberly Greene is now on the case — she met Nick for roughly thirty seconds before the hearing and says the family wasn't even aware of the switch.

Eric walks us through the mechanics: What happens to Jackson's work product? Do those ten sealed subpoenas transfer to the new defense team? How does a public defender's office prepare for a capital murder case on short notice? And does this actually hurt Nick — or does the LA County Public Defender's track record suggest otherwise?

Deputy DA Habib Balian is prosecuting — the same attorney who handled the Menendez resentencing and Robert Durst trial. Does the prosecution gain an advantage from defense-side chaos?

The arraignment is now set for February 23rd. No plea entered. The insanity defense is being telegraphed. And somewhere in all of this, two people are dead and their son is facing life in prison or worse.

This is the Reiner case in real time. Let's break it down.

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We’re going live with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott for a comprehensive conversation about the Nick Reiner case — not to assign blame, but to understand what millions of families are facing when someone they love is struggling with severe mental illness.

Rob and Michele Reiner tried everything. They had resources most families can only dream of. And it still wasn’t enough. That’s not their failure. That’s a system failure. And it’s happening in communities across this country every single day.

Shavaun will help us understand what families experience when a loved one has a severe mental illness. The impossible choices. The desperation. The heartbreak of watching someone you love suffer while feeling powerless to help. She’ll explain what schizophrenia actually does to the brain, why it’s so often missed when addiction is present, and what happens when medication transitions go wrong.

We’ll also talk about why intervention is so difficult in this country. Why conservatorship takes so long. Why families can’t protect themselves from someone they love. Why the people who are supposed to help keep failing.

Our audience has been sharing their own stories in overwhelming numbers. If you’ve dealt with this in your own family — a loved one with mental illness, the struggle to get help, the fear, the heartbreak — this conversation is for you.

Bring your questions. This is going to be an important one.

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We're going live with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to talk about violence risk — how it's assessed, how it's missed, and why families often can't see danger from the people closest to them.

The Reiner family saw the warning signs. Sources say they had been scared of Nick for years. That he had violent outbursts. That his behavior was unpredictable and aggressive. The night before the killings, Nick allegedly got into a confrontation with his father at a holiday party that was alarming enough for someone to consider calling police.

None of it was enough to prevent what happened.

Shavaun will help us understand the psychology of denial in families living with a dangerous member. Why do people minimize risk from someone they love? What cognitive mechanisms keep them in harm's way? And what would it have taken for the Reiners to act protectively — to truly remove themselves from danger?

We'll also examine how mental health professionals assess violence risk. What factors indicate escalation? What should have triggered intervention in Nick's case? And why does conservatorship — which a law enforcement source says was in the works — so often come too late?

This is also a conversation about the tension between mental illness and violence. Most people with schizophrenia aren't dangerous. But Nick reportedly was. Shavaun explains how to hold both realities and what distinguishes someone who is sick from someone who is genuinely a threat.

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We're going live with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to talk about the mental illness at the center of the Nick Reiner case.

Multiple outlets have reported that Nick was diagnosed with schizophrenia years before the killings. That he was under psychiatric care. That his medication was changed three to four weeks before December 14th. And that after that change, sources say he was "erratic and dangerous" and "out of his head."

But what does any of that actually mean?

This live episode is a clinical deep-dive. Shavaun will explain what schizophrenia really is — not the Hollywood version, but the clinical reality. What does it do to someone's brain? How does it affect their perception of the world? How does it interact with drug use? And why might someone with an undiagnosed psychotic disorder turn to substances in the first place?

We'll also examine the treatment failure. Nick went through eighteen rehab programs focused on addiction. If schizophrenia was underlying his substance abuse, what were those programs actually doing? Why did it take years to get the right diagnosis? And what does good dual-diagnosis treatment look like versus facilities that just claim to offer it?

Finally, we'll break down the medication change. What happens when you adjust psychiatric medication for someone with schizophrenia? What are the risks? What does destabilization look like? And who should have been monitoring Nick during that transition?

Bring your questions. This is a clinical conversation.

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Rob Reiner once said he wanted his children to "find their own way" and didn't want them feeling like they didn't have to work. But Nick never worked. Nick never found his own way. Nick lived in his parents' guest house at thirty-two, collected a ten-thousand-dollar monthly allowance, and had every bill paid for him.

The gap between what Rob said he valued and how the family actually functioned is at the heart of this tragedy.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us for an in-depth examination of the Reiner family dynamics. This isn't about what happened on December 14th — it's about the seventeen years that preceded it. How did a family with unlimited resources, genuine love, and every good intention create a system that enabled their son's worst impulses?

Shavaun explains the psychology of families organized around one member's dysfunction. She examines how parents get trapped in enabling patterns they can't see or escape. She explores what it meant for Jake, Romy, and Tracy to grow up in Nick's shadow — watching their parents pour everything into a sibling who kept taking and never got better.

We also discuss what's happening now. Sources say the surviving siblings are using estate money to fund Nick's defense because they want him in a psychiatric facility rather than prison. Shavaun helps us understand whether this is love, loyalty, grief — or the continuation of a family pattern that's already proven fatal.

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