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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

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 …

What are the charges against Michelle Troconis? Connecticut socialite found guilty in Jennifer Dulos murder case

Michelle Troconis has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder weeks after her trial in the Jennifer Dulos murder case began. Michelle Troconis listens as a verdict of guilty on all counts is read on the final day jury deliberation for her criminal trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Conn. Friday, March 1, 2024 The jurors had to …

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

‘Nobody stopped’: Who struck two brothers in a crosswalk? Murder trial begins for L.A. socialite

Rebecca Grossman arrives at Van Nuys Courthouse for a hearing in April 2022. Jury selection began Tuesday in Grossman’s murder trial, stemming from a 2020 collision in Westlake Village that left two young brothers dead. According to a story first reported in the Acorn newspaper, prosecutors say Grossman and Erickson, 55, were driving separately from Julio’s restaurant to a nearby …

Lawyer for L.A.-area socialite charged with murder for running over two boys says crosswalk was a danger

Rebecca Grossman leaves Van Nuys Courthouse during a break from her preliminary hearing in April. An attorney for Rebecca Grossman, the L.A.-area socialite charged with murder for running over two young boys with her SUV in a Westlake Village crosswalk, offered a preview of her defense Tuesday, disputing prosecutors’ allegations of her speed and calling the pedestrian crossing a known …

Murder charges upheld against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman

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 …

Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman to face murder trial in crash that killed 2 boys

A speeding Mercedes. Two kids killed. Should a Hidden Hills socialite face a murder trial?

A sign shows an image of Mark Iskander, 11, left, and his brother Jacob Iskander, 8, outside a Van Nuys courthouse on Monday, where a preliminary hearing was held for Rebecca Grossman, who is charged with murder and other counts stemming from a crash in Westlake Village in which Grossman’s Mercedes struck the boys in a crosswalk and killed them. …

Will a Hidden Hills socialite face murder trial for running over two young brothers?

Nancy Iskander, second from right, is consoled during a break from a hearing for Rebecca Grossman, who is charged with murder in a crash in Westlake Village that killed Iskander’s sons Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8. In Monday’s hearing, Iskander described Jacob lying near the curb, and down the road, her son Mark with his “arm broken” and “blood coming …

Canadian socialite says she’s not a murderer after shooting police officer in Belize

Thomas Lang has murder conviction quashed over death of Brisbane socialite Maureen Boyce

A Brisbane man has had his murder conviction quashed over the death of socialite Maureen Boyce, after the Court of Appeal found some evidence used in the trial may have been misleading and irrelevant. Key points: Thomas Lang was sentenced in 2017 to life in prison for stabbing the 68yo woman His legal team argued the judge erred by admitting …