Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in court on Wednesday wearing suicide prevention vest after being charged with murdering parents Rob and Michele Reiner in Brentwood.

Nick Reiner had a history of being "self-destructive in many ways but not violent," a source tells PEOPLE. The 32-year-old has now been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the deaths of his parents,

The world is still reeling from the shock death of Rob Reiner and his wife at the hands of their drug addicted son.