Rebecca Grossman guilty of murder in killing of two young brothers. She vows to appeal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman guilty of murder in killing of two young brothers. She vows to appeal

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman walks with her family into a Van Nuys courthouse before the verdict Friday. A jury on Friday found Rebecca Grossman guilty of murder in the killing of two young brothers who were crossing a street in Westlake Village when her speeding Mercedes hit them. As the guilty verdict was read aloud in court, Alexis Grossman, Rebecca’s daughter, cried out, “Oh my God, Oh my God,” as tears ran down her cheeks. “Rebecca Grossman did everything wrong.” Iskander testified during the trial that she heard revving engines and looked up to see a black SUV speeding toward the intersection. “We have a justice system that we can trust, thank God.” She declined to comment on the upcoming sentencing, saying she would “leave that up to the judge.” Though the boys’ parents felt justice was served in the case, Nancy Iskander said it didn’t bring her joy to see Grossman in handcuffs.

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Socialite Rebecca Grossman's daughter Alexis, 19, sobs as she leaves court after mom was jailed for 15 years to life for murder of two young brothers with her car
7 months ago

Socialite Rebecca Grossman's daughter Alexis, 19, sobs as she leaves court after mom was jailed for 15 years to life for murder of two young brothers with her car

Daily Mail  

Rebecca Grossman's teenage daughter wept as she left court following her mom's sentencing of 15 years to life for the murder of two young brothers she hit with her car. Rebecca Grossman's teenage daughter wept as she left court following her mom's sentencing of 15 years to life for the murder of two young brothers she hit with her car …

Dead boys’ mother feels a ‘stab in the heart’ after Rebecca Grossman avoids toughest sentence
7 months ago

Dead boys’ mother feels a ‘stab in the heart’ after Rebecca Grossman avoids toughest sentence

LA Times  

Karim Iskander, right, and wife Nancy Iskander, center, arrive for Rebecca Grossman’s sentencing on Monday in Van Nuys. “My pain is nothing compared to your pain — not even a fraction.” On Monday, Iskander spoke ahead of Grossman’s sentencing of the evening she rushed to the hospital after the crash. “She looked me in the eye,” Iskander said, her voice …

Rebecca Grossman gets 15 years to life for murder of boys killed in crosswalk
7 months ago

Rebecca Grossman gets 15 years to life for murder of boys killed in crosswalk

LA Times  

A judge on Monday sentenced Rebecca Grossman to 15 years to life in prison for the murders of two brothers she struck while speeding through a Westlake Village crosswalk four years ago, saying her actions were “reckless and unquestionably negligent.” After hearing Nancy Iskander, the mother of 11-year-old Mark Iskander and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander, angrily ask for the sentence to …

Rebecca Grossman is a narcissist who deserves life in prison for boys’ murders, prosecutors say
7 months ago

Rebecca Grossman is a narcissist who deserves life in prison for boys’ murders, prosecutors say

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman, second from left, walks into court with her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, left, and daughter, Alexis, in February. Instead of taking a “modicum of responsibility,” the wife of Grossman Burn Centers head Dr. Peter Grossman has blamed others, including the victims — wrongly claiming the boys were out of the crosswalk — their mother for walking with them …

Rebecca Grossman’s lawyers file motion for new trial, seek to overturn murder conviction
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman’s lawyers file motion for new trial, seek to overturn murder conviction

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman and her daughter, Alexis, head into the Van Nuys Courthouse during her trial in February. “The defense respectfully moves for a new trial mindful of the victims’ losses and the emotion crying out for accountability.” Spertus, who took over Grossman’s defense team after her conviction in February, said prosecutors never produced evidence to prove their case. In seeking …

D.A. removes Rebecca Grossman’s prosecutors, outraging parents of murdered boys
7 months, 4 weeks ago

D.A. removes Rebecca Grossman’s prosecutors, outraging parents of murdered boys

LA Times  

Nancy Iskander and her husband, Karim, leave the Van Nuys courthouse in April 2022 during a preliminary hearing in the murder trial of Rebecca Grossman. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has taken the highly unusual step of removing the prosecutors who convicted Rebecca Grossman of double murder, outraging the parents of the two young boys she killed in …

Rebecca Grossman ‘naive,’ not conniving, with jailhouse calls; judge won’t reprimand her
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman ‘naive,’ not conniving, with jailhouse calls; judge won’t reprimand her

LA Times  

Convicted murderer Rebecca Grossman’s jailhouse telephone antics aren’t worthy of any sanctions, a judge ruled Friday, calling her actions the result of “naivety” while agreeing to delay her sentencing by two additional months. accuses Rebecca Grossman of ‘illegal conduct’ from jail, her legal team of jury tampering In a motion filed Monday, prosecutors say the convicted murderer used jailhouse phones …

D.A. accuses Rebecca Grossman of ‘illegal conduct’ from jail, her legal team of jury tampering
9 months, 3 weeks ago

D.A. accuses Rebecca Grossman of ‘illegal conduct’ from jail, her legal team of jury tampering

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman, left, and her daughter, Alexis, head into the Van Nuys Courthouse during her trial in February. Prosecutors want Rebecca Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones cut off after they say she encouraged illegal conduct and her team attempted to tamper with jurors who convicted her of double murder. “These recorded phone calls also document numerous potential criminal conspiracies, such …

Parents of boys killed by Grossman take solace in her murder conviction: ‘We finally can move on’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Parents of boys killed by Grossman take solace in her murder conviction: ‘We finally can move on’

LA Times  

Nancy and Karim Iskander talk with media outside Van Nuys courtroom after a verdict on Friday. Three years after Grossman sped through a Westlake Village crosswalk in her Mercedes-Benz, hitting Iskander’s sons as she watched in horror, she had finally found some level of closure. For the record: An earlier version of this story said that Nancy Iskander went to …

Rebecca Grossman jury must decide level of malice, dueling claims, finger-pointing
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman jury must decide level of malice, dueling claims, finger-pointing

LA Times  

Prosecutors have offered an unflinching description of Rebecca Grossman. “This was murder.” But Grossman’s lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, launched into his closing statement with words he’d repeated throughout the six-week trial: “Where is Scott Erickson?” Prosecutors allege Grossman, 60, had cocktails with Erickson, a former Dodgers pitcher, and then raced with him — he in his black Mercedes sport utility …

Rebecca Grossman trial goes to jury with central question: Murderer or scapegoat?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman trial goes to jury with central question: Murderer or scapegoat?

LA Times  

The trial of Rebecca Grossman in the killing of two young brothers went to the jury Thursday. “This was murder.” But Grossman’s lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, launched into his closing statement with words he’d repeated throughout the six-week trial: “Where is Scott Erickson?” Prosecutors allege Grossman, 60, had cocktails with Erickson, a former Dodgers pitcher, and then raced with him …

Defense in Grossman murder trial keeps ex-Dodger Scott Erickson the center of attention
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Defense in Grossman murder trial keeps ex-Dodger Scott Erickson the center of attention

LA Times  

Attorneys for Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman have consistently maintained it was her then-lover, former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, who first struck two young boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk, a fatal collision for which she now stands accused of murder. A district attorney’s investigator, called to testify at Grossman’s trial by the defense, leveled a further charge at Erickson …

Defense hammers at portrayal of Rebecca Grossman as reckless and impaired
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Defense hammers at portrayal of Rebecca Grossman as reckless and impaired

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman is accused of speeding through a Westlake crosswalk and barely applying the brakes of her white Mercedes SUV before slamming into two young boys. Stephen Casner also testified for the defense that it was “hard to imagine” that the children were not first struck by a black Mercedes SUV that preceded Grossman through the crosswalk. He faulted the …

Rebecca Grossman’s doctor husband defends wife accused of killing 2 children
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman’s doctor husband defends wife accused of killing 2 children

LA Times  

The husband of Rebecca Grossman testified Tuesday that he has ridden in the car with her hundreds of times and could not ever recall her speeding, despite testimony during her murder trial that shows she was traveling 81 mph in a 45-mph zone when two children were struck and killed on a residential street. California Liquor, Valium, speed and recklessness: …

Rebecca Grossman was impaired before deadly crash, investigator testifies
11 months ago

Rebecca Grossman was impaired before deadly crash, investigator testifies

LA Times  

On the same night two young boys were killed in a Westlake crosswalk, Rebecca Grossman had a cocktail. Takacs testified that a blood alcohol level like Grossman’s would result in signs of impairment. Takacs told prosecutors that he saw signs of impairment in video of Grossman’s field sobriety test administered after the deadly crash — although he said the test …

Was it murder? Jury to hear gripping testimony about deaths of 2 boys in trial of L.A. socialite
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Was it murder? Jury to hear gripping testimony about deaths of 2 boys in trial of L.A. socialite

LA Times  

A Hidden Hills socialite struck two young boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk — an impact hard enough to cause severe front-end damage to her Mercedes. “We are very happy with the jury,” said Tony Buzbee, Grossman’s lead attorney, outside the Van Nuys courthouse. Buzbee argued in court last week that sheriff’s investigators never checked Erickson’s black Mercedes SUV for …

Rebecca Grossman trial: Lawyer says police didn’t check other car in crash that killed 2 brothers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman trial: Lawyer says police didn’t check other car in crash that killed 2 brothers

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman is on trial for murder in connection with a Westlake Village crash that left two young brothers dead. Los Angeles County prosecutors say Grossman was behind the wheel of a white Mercedes SUV that fatally struck brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander in Westlake Village in September 2020. But Tony Buzbee, Grossman’s lead attorney, argued in court this week …

Murder charges upheld against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman
2 years, 4 months ago

Murder charges upheld against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman

LA Times  

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss murder charges against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman, whose vehicle allegedly struck two boys in a crosswalk while it was going more than 70 mph. Judge Joseph Brandolino rejected a motion to dismiss two counts of murder, finding there was probable cause to determine that Grossman acted with …

Rebecca Grossman drove half a mile after fatally hitting two boys, seemed impaired, deputies testify
2 years, 8 months ago

Rebecca Grossman drove half a mile after fatally hitting two boys, seemed impaired, deputies testify

LA Times  

A Hidden Hills woman drove nearly half a mile after fatally striking two boys on a Westlake Village road at high speed and told a deputy her Mercedes-Benz had become disabled after she “hit something,” according to testimony and video played during the third day of her preliminary hearing Wednesday. By the time another Los Angeles County deputy came to …

Woman faces murder charges following crash that killed two boys in Westlake Village
4 years ago

Woman faces murder charges following crash that killed two boys in Westlake Village

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman, left, has been charged with murder. A Hidden Hills woman faces murder charges for running over two boys in Westlake Village in September and then fleeing the scene of the crash, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Los Angeles district attorney’s office said it has charged Rebecca Grossman — the 57-year-old co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation — with two …

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