Amy Martinez

A family friend thought Nick Reiner was on the upswing until he was accused of murder.

What's known about Rob and Michelle Reiner's son?

I'm Amy Martinez, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Rhode Island authorities want the public's help in identifying the shooter at Brown University.

The sooner we can identify that person, the sooner we can, I think, blow this case open.

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We also have some information about suspects in a mass shooting in Australia.

Two men opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration.

A father and son are accused.

And police say a car linked to the son contained homemade Islamic State flags.

What more does the evidence say?

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The killings of Rob and Michelle Reiner were intimate crimes.

Police say the suspect was a man who was as close to them as anyone in their life, their own son, Nick Reiner.

In the years before his arrest, Reiner spoke openly about his struggles.

NPR's Mandelit Delbarco is covering the death of the filmmaker and his wife.

Mandelit, what is known about Nick Reiner?