Socialite murderer Rebecca Grossman faces a harrowing prison encounter with the mother of the two young brothers she murdered.
A heartbroken Nancy Iskander said she wants to see Grossman show remorse for the hit-and-run deaths of her sons, Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, while the family was crossing the street in a residential area of Westlake. Village, California, on 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 needs to say, “I’m sorry for killing you.” 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 killing her two children.
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 her in prison, in a few months or maybe a year, and I will ask her that question directly. I’ll say, “Are you able to say, ‘I’m sorry for killing them?’ This will allow me to forgive, because I need to get over what she has done.’
Prosecutors described Grossman as a “completely selfish narcissist” who drove her Mercedes SUV at about 81 mph while hitting the two children and continued driving.
Grossman’s lawyers argued that it was her former lover, former Dodger pitcher Scott Erickson, who actually hit the Iskander children in the crosswalk. The two were racing their vehicles, reaching speeds in excess of 70 mph in a 45 mph speed zone.
Erickson was not charged in the case.
Alexis Grossman, Dr. Peter Grossman and Nick Grossman provided supportive testimony for Rebecca in a 30-minute video played in court during Monday’s sentencing.
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 34 years to life in prison for two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. On Monday, Judge Joseph Brandolino sentenced Grossman to a concurrent sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
Prosecutor Ryan Gould told DailyMail.com that Grossman could be eligible for parole in 7 to 10 years.
Iskander criticized the sentences, claiming that the judge treated their deaths as “a child” even though they had lost “two different lives.”
“I don’t think I could ever 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 husband, plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Grossman, lived a privileged life and thought her wealth would “buy her freedom,” prosecutors wrote in an affidavit.
Several former classmates and friends of the Iskander boys provided emotional testimonies and asked the judge for the highest possible sentence for Rebecca Grossman
They also said the socialite used dirty tactics, including instructing her 19-year-old daughter, Alexis, and her husband, Peter, in jail calls to hunt down witnesses and jurors as a way to convince the judge to give her granted a new trial.
Grossman, who will turn 61 on Friday, made an emotional statement during Monday’s sentencing and addressed the Iskander family directly.
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is tell him how sorry I am,” Grossman said as she sobbed. And I wrote. I don’t know if the prosecution ever gave them to you. …They said I would tamper with witnesses if I contacted you. … I am very sorry that I was not able to 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 from father to father, from 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 where Rebecca Grossman was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The family said they were upset that the judge did not consider that there were two victims in the case.
Iskander said Grossman made an anonymous donation of $25,000 toward funeral costs, which she said violated her right to refuse.
Before Grossman was sentenced, her attorney also presented the Iskanders with a check in the amount of $47,161.89 for victim restitution.
Garrett Dameron, supervisor of 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.
“He basically tried to buy his way out of this,” Damero told Fox News. “He has never shown a modicum of remorse or sympathy and has never even hinted that he will take responsibility for this.
He continued: ‘And my problem with the judge is that he had 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 done, I think he is trying to legislate from the court.’
Grossman remains behind bars at the famed Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles as she awaits transfer to a women’s prison in California.
