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Socialite killer Rebecca Grossman is about to experience a shocking and life-changing encounter behind bars as she begins a 15-year-to-life sentence for the murders of two young brothers.

Socialite killer Rebecca Grossman is about to experience a shocking and life-changing encounter behind bars as she begins a 15-year-to-life sentence for the murders of two young brothers.

By Marjorie Hernandez, West Coast News Editor for Dailymail.Com

20:21 June 13, 2024, updated 23:08 June 13, 2024



Killer socialite Rebecca Grossman faces a distressing prison encounter with the mother of the two young brothers she murdered.

A heartbroken Nancy Iskander said she wanted to see Grossman show remorse for the hit-and-run deaths of her sons, Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, as the family crossed the street in a neighborhood residential area of ​​Westlake. Village, California, September 29, 2020.

“Most people who see me say, ‘I’m sorry for your loss, I’m sorry for what happened to you.'” Iskander told Fox News. “She’s not in that category.” She has to say, “I’m sorry I killed them.” She’s not there at all. …She doesn’t see it.

Nancy Iskander said she wants to speak to Rebecca Grossman in prison and demand an apology for the murder of her two sons.
Prosecutors said the socialite used her money to “buy her way” out of taking full responsibility for the hit-and-run deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander.

Iskander continued: “My plan is to visit him in prison, in a few months or maybe a year, and I will ask him this question directly. I’ll say, “Are you able to say, ‘I’m sorry I killed them?’ This will allow me to forgive, because I need to get over what she did.

Prosecutors described Grossman as a “completely selfish narcissist” who drove her Mercedes SUV about 80 mph while she ran over the two boys and continued driving.

Grossman’s lawyers argued that it was her ex-lover, former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, who actually hit the Iskander boys in the crosswalk. Both men were racing their vehicles, reaching speeds in excess of 70 mph in a 45 mph speed zone.

Erickson was initially charged with misdemeanor reckless driving, but that case was later dropped after the former MLB player released a PSA about the importance of safe driving.

Alexis Grossman, Dr. Peter Grossman and Nick Grossman showed their support for Rebecca in a 30-minute video that was played in court during Monday’s sentencing.

Prosecutors sought a sentence of 34 years to life for two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. On Monday, Judge Joseph Brandolino instead sentenced Grossman to a concurrent sentence of 15 years to life.

Prosecutor Ryan Gould told DailyMail.com that Grossman could be eligible for parole in 7 to 10 years.

Iskander criticized the sentences, alleging the judge treated their deaths as “one child”, although “two different lives” were lost.

“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to accept that … or even understand the judge’s point of view,” Iskander told Fox News of the judge’s decision.

Grossman, who co-founded a renowned burn unit with her plastic surgeon husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, lived a life of privilege and believed her wealth “would buy her freedom,” prosecutors wrote in an affidavit.

Several former classmates and friends of the Iskander boys provided emotional testimony and asked the judge for the highest sentence possible for Rebecca Grossman.

They also said the socialite used dirty tactics, including instructing her 19-year-old daughter, Alexis, and her husband Peter, during jail calls to stalk witnesses and jurors to convince the judge to grant him a new trial.

Grossman, who turns 61 on Friday, made an emotional statement during Monday’s sentencing and spoke directly to the Iskander family.

“All I ever wanted to do was tell you how sorry I am,” Grossman said, sobbing. “And I wrote. I don’t know if the prosecution has given them to you yet. …They said I would tamper with witnesses if I contacted you. …I’m really sorry that I couldn’t do it because I was threatened by the prosecutor.

“I just wanted to be a human being. When I couldn’t be a human being and talk to you parent to parent, mother to mother… I wanted to leave this world because I didn’t want to be here anymore and you have to believe me. And I believe God is in this room right now, and I believe He knows the truth.

The Iskander family leaving Monday’s emotional hearing in which Rebecca Grossman was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The family said they were upset that the judge did not take into account that there were two victims in this case.

Iskander said Grossman made an anonymous donation of $25,000 for funeral expenses, which she said violated her right to refuse.

Before Grossman was sentenced, her attorney also gave the Iskanders a check in the amount of $47,161.89 for restitution to the victims.

Garrett Dameron, a supervisor in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, said Grossman continued to use his money to influence the outcome of the trial.

Prosecutor Garrett Dameron said Rebecca Grossman tried to use her money and influence to alter the outcome of the trial.

“She basically tried to get out of it,” Damero told Fox News. “Never did she show a modicum of remorse or sympathy and never even hinted that she would take responsibility.

He continued: “And my problem with the judge is that he made comments throughout the trial that he didn’t like the murder charges in this case.” Instead of objectively pronouncing (the) sentence as he should have, I think he is trying to legislate from the bench.

Grossman remains behind bars at the notorious downtown Los Angeles correctional facility, Twin Towers, while she awaits transfer to a women’s prison in California.