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    Lawyer for LA socialite Rebecca Grossman points finger at ex-Dodgers pitcher as murder trial begins

    by Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Jan 26, 2024 4 minutes
    A sign shows an image of Mark Iskander, 11, left, and his brother Jacob Iskander, 8, outside of Van Nuys Courthouse were a preliminary hearing was held for Rebecca Grossman, who is charged with murder and other counts stemming from a crash in Los Angeles' Westlake Village, where prosecutors say Grossman's Mercedes struck the boys in a crosswalk and killed them.

    LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and boyfriend of an L.A. socialite charged with murder in the deaths of two young brothers is responsible for the fatalities because his vehicle struck the boys first, defense attorneys told jurors Friday.

    More than three years after Rebecca Grossman was charged with the murders of Jacob and Mark Iskander, 8 and 11, opening statements began with the defense pointing the finger at Scott Erickson, who they say was the first to barrel through the Westlake crosswalk where the children were hit.

    Tony Buzbee, Grossman's lead attorney, told jurors "she did not do anything, but someone else did," addingafter the deadly incident.

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