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Rebecca Grossman and her double murder convictions.

The History: On September 29, 2020, in Westlake Village, a horrible and deadly accident happened. Its seriousness demanded a full and uncompromising investigation by police. Mark Iskander, 11, and Jacob Iskander, 8, were killed while crossing the street at night. They were not quietly walking shoulder-to-shoulder with their parents. They were on a skateboard and rollerblades, moving across a dark roadway under difficult conditions that mattered then and matter even more now. Rebecca Grossman, who, with her husband Peter Grossman, MD, was every bit of a wealthy philanthropist. She was administering the Grossman Burn Center, which has famously helped countless people suffering ghastly injuries return to normal lives. Rebecca Grossman had consumed alcohol, but she was not charged or convicted as a DUI driver. The prosecution’s speed theory rested heavily on reconstruction opinions and guesswork. Those are not fingerprints. They are educated conclusions built from assumptions, measureme...