Was it murder? Jury to hear gripping testimony about deaths of 2 boys in trial of LA socialite
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.
But was it murder?
On Friday, the question goes before a jury. More than three years after the deaths of Jacob and Mark Iskander, 8 and 11, a panel of nine women and three men will hear opening statements in the trial of Rebecca Grossman. She is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, as well as vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges.
After winnowing the jury pool from about 300, prosecutors and defense lawyers settled on the panel Wednesday that will hear from dozens of witnesses in what is expected to be a highly charged and emotional six-week trial. Six alternate jurors will be picked Thursday.
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