What is Rebecca Grossman's net worth? LA socialite charged with murder for mowing down 2 boys, aged 8 and 11
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The founder of a Los Angeles-based NGO, Grossman Burn Foundation, has now been charged with the murder of two school-aged boys in a hit-and-run case in September.
The Los Angeles district attorney’s office stated that 57-year-old Rebecca Grossman is charged with two felony counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. She also faces one felony count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.
On September 29, 2020, Grossman speeded up her vehicle through a crosswalk in Westlake Village, striking two brothers with her car when they were crossing the street with their parents. "After allegedly striking the children, Grossman allegedly continued driving, eventually stopping about one-quarter mile away from the scene when her car engine cutoff," the DA said. The victims were 11-year-old Mark Iskander and his younger brother, 8-year-old Jacob Iskander. Grossman could receive a sentence of up to 34 years to life in state prison if she is convicted, the DA's office said. Mark died at the scene and his brother at a nearby hospital, police said.
In October, NBC Los Angeles reported her arrest under suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter after the accident but she got bail for $2M on October 1. A Change.org petition was started after the boys' deaths, demanding for Grossman to be "prosecuted and sentenced to the fullest extent of the law and that she face serious consequences for her actions that took away the lives of Mark and Jacob". "Thousands of lives have been impacted by this tragedy - two, innocent and loving, young boys with their entire life ahead of them were taken away by the complete and intentional disregard for human life, gross negligence, and selfish actions of Grossman," the petition says. "All witnessed by the very eyes of the ones who love them most — their parents. Mark’s and Jacob’s family and community will continue to grieve this horrific and tragic loss for a lifetime. Justice must be served, regardless of Grossman’s financial means, status, privilege, and connections," the petition read.
Grossman found the Grossman Burn Foundation with her husband which works "to promote effective, sustainable partnership solutions for the comprehensive treatment, care, and support of burn survivors and their families in the United States and around the world," according to the organization's website. Grossman is a former publisher of Westlake Magazine and wife of prominent plastic surgeon Peter Grossman.
According to Information Cradle, her net worth is estimated to be between $1M and $5M.