Rebecca Grossman biography: 13 things about Hidden Hills, California socialite

Rebecca June Gray Grossman is an American socialite and philanthropist from Hidden Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Her husband Dr. Peter Hylan Grossman‘s father Alan Richard Grossman founded the Grossman Burn Center in West Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County.

Rebecca is 5’6″ tall. Her registered weight is 130 pounds.

Who is Rebecca Grossman?

For more than 20 years, Rebecca worked extensively in the healthcare field as a researcher, journalist and marketing executive. She made headlines after killing Egyptian-American brothers Mark Iskander and Jacob Iskander, who were born in 2009 and 2011, respectively, to Karim Iskander and Nancy Iskander.

On September 29, 2020, Rebecca drove her white Mercedes-Benz while she was intoxicated. At around 7:10 p.m., she smashed her speeding car into Mark and Jacob, who were walking with their parents and two siblings Zackary Iskander and Violet Iskander at the intersection of Triunfo Canyon Road and Saddle Mountain Drive in Westlake Village, Los Angeles.

Mark was carried for more than 100 feet down the road on the hood of Rebecca’s car. When she hit the brakes, the boy rolled off into the street.

After running Mark over, Rebecca left the scene. He died at the scene while Jacob was rushed to the hospital, where he died a few hours after being hit by her car.

Peter and Rebecca co-founded Grossman Burn Foundation, a Los Angeles County-based nonprofit organization that provides burn prevention education and self sustainable burn treatment communities. She is the founder of Advanced Laser Specialist, Inc. and the former publisher of Westlake Magazine.

Moreover, Rebecca owned and operated a medical marketing business Medi-Marketing and Associates. She had a prior stint as a guest host on “Stop The Clock,” a weekly morning news segment for ABC7 Eyewitness News.

Aside from Hidden Hills, Rebecca has lived in other parts of California including West hills, Westlake Village, West Hollywood, North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Sherman Oaks and Calabasas. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2002, she and Peter became the legal guardians for Zubaida Hasan, a burn patient from Afghanistan.
2. In 2003, she and Peter received the Baha’i Human Rights Award.
3. In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year by The American Heart Association.
4. In 2009, she and Peter received the Humanitarian and Leadership Engagement Award from The Bayat Foundation.
5. In 2017, the Haven Hills Foundation honored her and Peter for their work in preventing domestic violence.
6. On September 29, 2020, she allegedly had lunch with her lover Scott Erickson before killing Mark and Jacob. In the evening, she was arrested on two counts of vehicular homicide. Her bail was set at $2 million.
7. At 12:30 a.m. on October 1, 2020, she was out on bail.
8. On December 30, 2020, she was charged with two counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death in a Los Angeles County Superior courtroom in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. She pleaded not guilty.
9. On May 5, 2022, Superior Court Judge Shellie Samuels ordered her to stand trial.
10. On May 27, 2022, she pleaded not guilty to one felony count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death and two felony counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. On February 23, 2024, she was found guilty of all counts.
11. On February 25, 2024, her biography written by Elvin Evans was independently published.
12. On June 10, 2024, she was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
13. On June 14, 2024, she turned 61.