nick renner
Evidence schizoaffective drugs turned him into a killer
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nick rennerIn the weeks leading up to his parents’ murder he suffered a mental breakdown, rob And michelle rainerDirectly linked to an unexpected decision by doctors to change the medications he was taking for his mental illness … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.
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TMZ has a new documentary — “TMZ Investigation: Rainer Murder: What Really Happened” — airing Friday nights at 8 p.m. ET on FOX and airing Saturdays on HULU. As we explain in the doc, Nick was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder around 2020… a condition that manifests with symptoms of schizophrenia — including delusions, hallucinations and disorganized thinking — and symptoms of mood disorders — including mania and severe depression.
Our sources say that a month before the murders, Nick was taking his medications for schizoaffective disorder… We’re told the medications were working just fine. For some reason, his doctors decided to change medications. Our sources won’t reveal why the doctors made this decision… except that we’d be shocked to learn the reason, which doesn’t make sense from what we’ve been told.
We’re told the change in medications left Nick in trouble. He became agitated, erratic and increasingly dangerous. Our sources say Rob and Michelle were horrified by what they were seeing, but didn’t know what to do.
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Our sources say that by the time of the murders Nick had completely broken down from reality. We’re told the doctors didn’t even attempt to keep Nick under the care of a psychiatrist while they tried to adjust medications and stabilize him.
We’re told this may be the core of Nick’s defense – that doctors sent Nick down a path that made him legally insane. Under California law… a defendant does not need to show that he did not know the difference between right and wrong to use the insanity defense… only that he did not understand the nature and quality of his actions.
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“TMZ Investigates the Renner Murders: What Really Happened”… airs Fridays at 8pm ET on Fox, and airs Saturdays on Hulu.
