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    2 children dead; Rebecca Grossman says she's no murderer. Justice is now in the hands of the jury

    Prosecutors have offered an unflinching description of Rebecca Grossman. Impaired by alcohol and Valium, they allege, she recklessly sped her Mercedes through a residential neighborhood, chasing her ex-Dodger boyfriend before killing two young boys in a crosswalk. The question now is whether jurors will believe this portrayal of a killer or see something more nuanced in the tragic events of ...
    by Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Feb 23, 2024 5 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.

    Prosecutors have offered an unflinching description of Rebecca Grossman.

    Impaired by alcohol and Valium, they allege, she recklessly sped her Mercedes through a residential neighborhood, chasing her ex-Dodger boyfriend before killing two young boys in a crosswalk.

    The question now is whether jurors will believe this portrayal of a killer or see something more nuanced in the tragic events of that evening in Westlake Village three years ago.

    Grossman's defense has challenged many parts of the prosecution's case, casting blame on her then-boyfriend, and insisting that she didn't intend to hurt anyone and was deeply remorseful about the boys' deaths.

    The jury is being asked to determine whether Grossman is guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and one count of hit and run resulting in death. If convicted of all charges, she faces 34 years to life

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