Socialite Murder Trial: Mom of 2 Boys Mowed Down by "Drunk" Socialite Runs From Court Sobbing at Sight of Son's Lifeless Body

Published: Feb. 2, 2024, 6 p.m.

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In court, mom Nancy Iskander breaks down as photos taken by a witness to the brutal hit and run of her sons are shown in court.\\xa0 Iskander breaks into tears after calling out her son\'s name, then runs out of the courtroom.

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Just after 7 pm, on a September evening, Jacob and Mark Iskander, their siblings, and parents go for an evening stroll to a nearby lake.\\xa0 \\xa0The 6 member family is crossing in a crosswalk at a three-way intersection when mother Nancy hears a speeding car barreling their way. \\xa0The mom says her husband and daughter were father away from the street. She tries to signal to the two SUVs to slow down.\\xa0 She tries to pull the children back, only managing to grab 1 of them and dive out of the way. \\xa0Jacob and Mark are hit. \\xa0 Mark Iskander dies at the scene. Jacob dies later at the hospital. According to police, Mark was thrown 254 feet. \\xa0

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Nancy Iskander tells police that two SUVs\\xa0 were\\xa0 "zig-zagging with each other as if they were playing or racing.\\u201d \\xa0She says the drivers didn\\u2019t stop, at the intersection, not even when the 11-year-old was on the hood of the car. Deputies reportedly catch up with a white Mercedes with significant front-end damage a third of a mile from the scene. \\xa0Behind the wheel is Rebecca Grossman.\\xa0 The Los Angeles County Sheriff\'s department says they believe that vehicle was traveling over 80 miles an hour. Grossman\\u2019s breathalyzer test after the crash showed a blood-alcohol content of 0.076% according to local news reports. The legal limit in California is 0.08%. \\xa0A blood sample taken three hours after the crash registered at the 0.08% mark.

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Rebecca Grossman is charged with two felony counts each of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and one felony count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death. Grossman has pleaded not guilty.\\xa0

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\\xa0Joining Nancy Grace Today:

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  • Matthew\\xa0Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County, PA), Author: "The Executioner\'s Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States", Twitter: @MatthewTMangino,\\xa0MattMangino.com\\xa0
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  • Caryn L. Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
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  • Robert Crispin - Private Investigator, Former Federal Task Force Officer for United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division, Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator, \\u201cCrispin Special Investigations\\u201d CrispinInvestigations.com, Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations, Inc.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0
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  • Joe Scott Morgan -\\xa0Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott\\xa0Morgan", Twitter: @JoScottForensic\\xa0
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  • Joseph Tremblay - accident reconstructionist, Senior Engineer and Co-Owner of Veritech Consulting Engineering,www.veritecheng.com
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  • Stacey D. Stewart - CEO of Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Twitter: @maddnational, madd.org\\xa0\\xa0
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  • Eamon Murphy -Staff writer for The Acorn Newspapers,\\xa0www.theacorn.com, X: @EamonPMurphy\\xa0
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