Philanthropist Rebecca Grossman Convicted of Second-Degree Murder

After the verdict, the boys’ mother, Nancy Iskander, tearfully told reporters she bears no ill will toward Ms. Grossman.

Rebecca Grossman (L) and daughter head to Van Nuys Courthouse in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Feb. 14, 2024. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via AP

Rebecca Grossman, a Los Angeles area philanthropist and socialite, was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges Feb. 23 for a hit-and-run accident that killed two young boys in Westlake Village, California, in 2020.

The jury reached a verdict during its second day of deliberations, convicting Ms. Grossman of two counts of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and hit-and-run resulting in death.