[WARNING: The animation shown in the video above is graphic and not appropriate for viewers of all ages. Viewer discretion is advised.] LOS ANGELES – FOX 11 obtained evidence used in court during the Rebecca Grossman trial. The videos and the animation rendering shown in court ultimately led to Grossman being convicted of murdering two […]
A judge on Monday sentenced Rebecca Grossman to 15 years to life in state prison stemming from a crash that killed two Westlake Village brothers nearly four years ago. Grossman, 60, was driving her white Mercedes SUV 73 mph in a 45-mph zone when she hit Mark Iskander and Jacob on Sept. 29, 2020. The boys, 11 and […]
Rebecca Grossman should receive consecutive life sentences in the murders of two brothers run down in a Westlake Village crosswalk because she shows no remorse and refuses to accept responsibility for the fatal crash, prosecutors say. But Grossman’s defense attorneys argue the philanthropic mother of two with no prior criminal record should be spared prison […]
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Friday cautioned Rebecca Grossman about misbehavior from jail but stopped short of taking away phone and visitation privileges. Judge Joseph Brandolino told Grossman, 60, he would take action if she does anything he perceives as intimidating witnesses or violating a court order going forward. He also will […]
Just two days after a jury in Los Angeles handed down an guilty verdict against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman in the deaths of Jacob Iskander, 8, and Mark Iskander, 11, who were hit and killed in a crosswalk in Westlake Village in 2020, supporters of the family held a prayer vigil at the site of […]
For the record:6:04 p.m. Feb. 23, 2024: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Grossman’s possible sentence. She faces 34 years to life in prison. 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 […]
Rebecca Grossman’s defense attorney called the law enforcement investigation into a double fatal Westlake Village crash terrible, the evidence weak and witness statements inconsistent. Mark and Jacob Iskander were crossing a Westlake Village road with their mom and younger brother on Sept. 29, 2020, when they were struck and killed. Grossman, 60, of Hidden Hills, […]
Rebecca Grossman floored her high-powered Mercedes SUV on a quiet residential street, speeding up to 81 mph and barely braking before fatally striking two boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk, a veteran crash investigator testified at the L.A. socialite’s murder trial Wednesday. Grossman tapped the brakes a second and a half before she slammed into […]
Rebecca Grossman, holding on to her husband, Peter, heads into Van Nuys Courthouse West on Jan. 23, 2024 in Van Nuys. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) A Hidden Hills driver on trial for a hit-and-run killing of two boys said in an emergency room after her arrest that she would be home in her garage if […]