‘Killer’ socialite Rebecca Grossman’s defense to begin today – with her daughter set to reveal comments made by mom’s secret ex-MLB star lover

The defense of an LA socialite accused of killing two young brothers by mowing them down with her car begins today.

Rebecca Grossman, 60, is charged with murder over the September 29, 2020 crash that killed brothers Jacob and Mark Iskander, ages eight and 11.

Prosecutors say she was racing her lover at 72 mph at 80 mph zone when her white Mercedes SUV struck and killed the boys.

However, her defense team has claimed that it was her boyfriend, former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, who first hit the boys in his car.

Grossman’s attorney Tony Buzbee will repeat the argument he made in his opening statement today. His defense is also expected to address comments Erickson made to Alexis Grossman, Rebecca’s daughter, after the crash. Alexis will take the stand today.

Grossman is charged with the murder of brothers (photo) Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8, which occurred on September 29, 2020

Prosecutors say she was racing with her lover at 80 mph in a 70 mph zone when her white Mercedes SUV struck and killed the boys.

Her defense team is expected to argue that Grossman’s car was not the first or last to hit the boys and that her lover is to blame. Grossman was supported in court by her daughter Alexis (left) and husband Peter, a leading plastic surgeon

Grossman’s daughter is expected to testify that she arrived at the scene and saw Erickson lurking nearby and watching investigators. Alexis, along with her father, Grossman’s husband Peter, supported the suspect throughout the trial.

In his opening statement, Buzbee told jurors that Erickson hid after the crash and watched as Grossman was taken into custody.

The former baseball pro was charged with reckless driving at the time and his case was resolved in 2022 after a judge ordered him to make a public announcement about the importance of safe driving.

Grossman allegedly admitted to police that she had hit something with the car, an LA County sheriff testified in court last month.

Deputy Rafael Mejia told jurors that car remains found at the intersection matched the car Grossman raced down Triunfo Canyon Road near Saddle Mountain Drive that evening.

Prosecutors said Mark Iskander had intersecting abrasions printed on his body that matched the pattern on the grille of Grossman’s car.

They also presented evidence that the black box in Rebecca Grossman’s white Mercedes SUV showed she was traveling at 80 mph just a second and a half before the horrific crash.

“If the vehicle had been traveling at the posted speed limit (45 mph), there would not have been a crash,” said collision investigator Michael Hale, who analyzed data from the car’s event data recorder, or black box.

While prosecutors insist it was Grossman’s car that struck and killed the boys, her defense team claims it was the black SUV driven by her boyfriend, ex-pro baseball player Scott Erickson, 56 — with whom she had previously had margaritas — that was meant to blame

Grossman’s daughter Alexis (right) will take her mother’s stand on Tuesday, where she is expected to reveal Erickson’s comments

Prosecutors said Mark Iskander had criss-cross abrasions on his body that matched the pattern on the front grille of Grossman’s car.

Another crash investigator also told the court that the children were “hit at speed on the highway.”

Grossman admitted that she had been drinking margaritas with Erickson prior to the wreck, although breathalyzer tests showed she was under California’s legal driving limit. She also had Valium in her system, two criminals testified.

Although she has not been charged with driving under the influence, prosecutors say she was impaired.

Text messages Grossman sent to her friend Rose Wiltshire almost two years after the crash were shown to the court showing her admitting to being distracted.

Wiltshire confirmed the text – shown in court – which said: ‘I do take responsibility… I probably turned my head to the right for a second or two longer than I should have when I saw a woman on roller skates on the right side of the road saw it crash. away.

‘I didn’t know it at the time, but it was the mother.

This caught my attention, as it probably did someone else’s. “I think I turned my head over my shoulder because the airbag burst on the left side of my face and the bottom bag broke my foot.”

In another text to Wiltshire moments later, Grossman said, turning her head, “I wasn’t texting or reaching for anything. I was surprised when the mother crashed on her roller skates.’

In their case against Grossman, prosecutors will have to prove to the jury that she acted with “implied malice.”