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Reiser, a computer programmer who founded a software company, Namesys, appeared in court shackled and wearing red jail clothes. His mother, Beverly Palmer, and father, Ramon Reiser, watched the brief hearing with no noticeable emotion.
Prosecutors believe Reiser killed his estranged wife on Sept. 3, after she dropped their two children off at his house in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood. At the time the two were in the midst of a contentious divorce during which they had fought over custody of their children, ages 5 and 7.
Nina Reiser's body has not been found, but police believe she is dead. Her tan Honda minivan was found on Sept. 9. It was locked and groceries had been strewn about.