Nick Reiner Believes He’s the Victim of a Conspiracy After Parents’ Murder

nick renner Knows he killed his parents, rob And michelle rainerBut he doesn’t understand why he’s in jail… sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.

TMZ has a documentary — “TMZ investigates the Renner murders: What really happened” — airing tonight on Fox and Saturday on Hulu. Our sources say Nick is confused and believes the people who put him behind bars are engaged in a “conspiracy” against him.

Our sources say Nick’s fatal mental state occurred about a month before the murders, when doctors changed medicines He was being treated for schizoaffective disorder – a serious mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations and mania. The drugs made him more dangerous and erratic. We are told the medicines are still not working properly.

We know Nick’s team was on the move go down the path of finding him guilty Because of madness. The fact is…that plea does not require proof that a defendant like Nick did not know the difference between right and wrong. The main thing is whether he understands the “character and quality” of his actions. Even if the murders were premeditated, it is possible for a jury to reach a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.