26 Facts About Hans Reiser

Hans Thomas Reiser was born on December 19,1963 and is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer.

Hans Reiser subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder, as part of a settlement agreement that included disclosing the location of Nina Reiser's body, which he revealed to be in a shallow grave near the couple's home.

Hans Thomas Reiser was born in Oakland, California to Ramon and Beverly Reiser and grew up in the same city.

Hans Reiser dropped out of junior high school when he was 13 because of his disdain for what he considered an overly rigid, conventional schooling system, and for constantly being ridiculed and bullied by his peers.

Hans Reiser stated in interviews that, at the age of 15, he was accepted into the University of California, Berkeley.

Hans Reiser attended the university off and on until he received a BS in computer science in 1992 at age 28.

On December 21,2006, Hans Reiser announced that he was selling the company to raise money for his increasing legal fees.

In 1998, while working in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Hans Reiser arranged to meet a Russian woman he selected from a mail-order bride catalog.

Hans Reiser was granted sole legal custody of the children and shared physical custody with her husband.

Hans Reiser dropped the temporary restraining order in late 2005 because the heat of the divorce had chilled over time.

In exchange, Hans Reiser agreed to be bound by a one-year civil restraining order which prohibited him from "contacting, harassing or disturbing the peace" of Nina.

Hans Reiser buried her body in an isolated area over the course of two nights.

Hans Reiser's neighbors said that they saw him hosing something down in the driveway for half an hour shortly after Nina went missing and said that his car disappeared shortly after, and his mother rented a car so Hans Reiser could drive hers.

Later that month, Oakland police briefly detained Hans Reiser, served him with a search warrant on his person, and obtained a DNA sample.

Namesys's employees said that Hans Reiser felt that the police would suspect him from the start.

Sturgeon, who had previously dated Nina Hans Reiser, claimed responsibility for eight murders and "possibly" a ninth.

When Hans Reiser testified in his own defense, his implausible claims and erratic behavior in the courtroom largely undermined his claim of innocence.

Prosecutors agreed to a deal whereby Hans Reiser would reveal the location of Nina's body in exchange for being allowed to plead guilty to second-degree murder.

On Monday, July 7,2008, Hans Reiser led police to Nina's grave.

Ersie Joyner recalled that Hans Reiser led them directly to the exact site, without any hesitation or confusion.

On September 5,2008, Hans Reiser arrived at San Quentin State Prison to begin his sentence.

Hans Reiser tried to appeal his second-degree murder conviction on October 30,2008.

On January 10,2009, it was reported that Hans Reiser was recovering after having been beaten by several prisoners.

In 2020, Hans Reiser was housed at the Correctional Training Facility near Soledad, California.

Hans Reiser claimed, among other things, that his attorney had conspired with the judge to file motions against him, which were impossible to appeal, and that his attorney had forced him to take the stand against his will.

Hans Reiser acted as his own attorney during the trial and tried to argue that he killed his wife to protect their children.