The case involving Rebecca Grossman
We have stood by as family members and lifelong friends witnessing the painful persecution of a loved one based on false allegations, sensationalized news and gross overcharging by prosecutors, in turn, creating more suffering for all involved. Rebecca Grossman has been prohibited from sharing her side of the story. So we will ...
Many have followed the false narrative created in the media that came to be after a tragic accident occurred on September 29th, 2020, claiming the lives of two young boys.
Rebecca Grossman, described only as a "socialite", has been painted to be someone that she is not by local and international tabloid media and by individuals on social media that do not know the actual facts of this heartbreaking accident. The articles printed in local tabloid-style newspapers and magazines like the Acorn and Los Angeles Magazine have been filled with untruths designed to create rage bait to garner followers.
"Fake news" spreads up to 10-times faster than real news, and real people – not bots – are to blame, according to several recent studies.
We are sharing information and the facts of this case that has been omitted by the news and willfully withheld by investigators as well as information on the question, who is Rebecca Grossman?
The intention of this site is not to create a victim or to place blame. The intention is simply to share the facts that have been concealed or remain uncovered by the media and to help educate the public by providing factual information.
Information is the key to determining the truth about what really happened that night.
We are imploring ANYONE who spoke to a Sheriff the night of the accident, witnessed or has information about the accident to please call: 866-202-1506
UNDISPUTED CASE EVIDENCE
On September 29th, 2020, a tragic accident occurred. For two years the media has focused on only one side of this story.
Unfortunately in a high profile case, many times it is NOT about finding the truth but rather, it is solely about winning. The EVIDENCE prosecutors do not want the public to know about and the sensational news designed to persecute and create click bait clearly show that many of the allegations are part of a false narrative.
Considering that we have received many inquiries to why Rebecca Grossman did not attend the first four preliminary hearings held by Judge Shelley Samuels in 2020, we will be providing screeshots of each and every 977 Form (public record) that Judge Samuels signed in advance to each hearing notifying Rebecca Grossman that due to Covid restrictions that the Judge was excusing attendance and limiting the courtroom to only court employees and attorneys. The actions of Judge Samuels when she invited media to the jury box prior to scolding Rebecca Grossman for not attending (when she knew that she had signed these forms each time that were then given to Rebecca Grossman's attorneys directing her NOT to attend ) was as shocking to Rebecca as it was to the public who did not know about the 977 forms signed by Judge Samuels. Rebecca Grossman has attended all hearings required by Judges including her arraignment.
The facts of this case include:
1. As originally claimed in the media, Rebecca Grossman was not over the legal limit. She blew under the legal limit nine times in two separate PAS breathalyzer (Lifelock FC 20) devices as seen on the body cam footage of the sobriety test even after inhaling sodium azide and other chemicals from the two airbags that deployed, the two highest recorded breathtest were still under the legal limit and registered that she was, in fact, blowing hard enoght into the Lifeloc FC 20 devices. She performed all tasks well and spoke clearly. Later BAC results were under the legal limit. This will be shown in open court. She has not been charged with a DUI, she has never had a DUI or her license suspended (as reported in the news) and has no criminal record.
2. This is NOT a “street racing” case, as the press initially reported. The District Attorney overseeing this case further made this clear in open court; the statement made by the DA Ryan Gould in a court transcript is, "No evidence of racing."
3. Rebecca absolutely did not flee the scene of the accident and fully cooperated with legal authorities. The Judge has confirmed that she waited for police to arrive as directed on the 911 call. Furthermore, the Judge has stated on the record that there is no evidence to suggest Rebecca saw anyone in the road and even stated that he believes she did not.
4. The police and prosecution insisted on relying on black box data that was clearly wrong and erroneous—data that greatly misrepresented Rebecca’s speed. The truth and indisputable fact that her speed was approximatley 51.9 will be shown in court.
5. Video footage (posted in a link below) from area security cameras (although the original footage was not preserved and erased by Sheriff's) clearly show several vehicles passing through the crosswalk at the time of the accident (including three vehicles behind Grossman's vehicle that left the scene), but no effort was ever made by the prosecution to determine who was driving the other cars that all left the scene of the accident or whether they were also involved in the accident as reported by two eyewitnesses. Those reports have been concealed from the public by the prosecution.
SEE WITNESS REPORTS BELOW
6. When the Grossman's asked for a limit to the media exposure in the courtroom, it was primarily due to threats made against Rebecca, her family and the burn centers that stemmed from fake news & social media that included accusations that she was a driver in another accident. They even published her photograph side by side with another family when it was altogether a completely different woman with the same name. The story reran in the Daily Mail four times over a year. This, among other fake stories, were circulated on hundreds of media websites.
7. A story told by a traffic officer was falsified to bring Rebecca's character into question. This particular officer claims that he recalls a story from a routine traffic ticket he gave Grossman nine years ago. This nine-year-old traffic ticket has been used by the prosecution as a basis for claiming that Rebecca had "no regard for human life". The only notes that the officer wrote on the back of the ticket in the note section is that "she was on her way to pick up her kids at school." Now, years later, he supposedly recalls Rebecca "threatening" him and conveyed this to a fellow officer involved directly in the investigation only after he saw the story on the news. This officer also chose to send a representative in his place to tell "this story" at the preliminary hearing to avoid cross examination by the defense. Why did he refuse to take the stand in person? Furthermore, when the defense requested access to this officers record, union reps appeared in court to block access to his file, why?
8. Two airbags were deployed at the time of the accident. Vehicles shut off the fuel pumps to avoid potential fire when a collision triggers the deployment of airbags, in turn, the power is shut off to the vehicle, including to the black box.
See: https://www.plaintiffmagazine.com/recent-issues/item/beware-the-black-box
This is why Grossman steered her car to the side of the road to get out of traffic. The cabin of the vehicle became filled with a fog from the sodium azide (and other chemicals that affect the respiratiory system) released from inside the airbag that is when the emergency bags begin to deflate. This chemical causes burning to the eyes visual impairment and can trigger asthmatic reactions.
Yes, the Legal Process Is Confusing and Frustrating
The delays, in this case, have been extremely frustrating for ALL parties.
SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND POINTS TO CONSIDER:
* Why are all of the Los Angeles Sheriff's involved in this case (several of the very same officers involved in the recent Vanessa -Kobe-Bryant case that were found liable for destroying evidence) REFUSING to show up for depositions?
* Why did the lead investigator, LASD officer David Huelson (who took early retirement shortly after the charges were filed) say to attorney's, "Good luck serving me," now that he resides in Tennessee? If he is telling the truth, shouldn't he stand by his word and show up when requested. Why is he still REFUSING a deposition/questioning by the defense?
* Why is the Asst. DA, Ryan Gould, supporting the absence of selected law enforcement officers involved in this case in any and all court proceedings including contrived efforts to block scheduled depositions of these critical witnesses? He has steeped out of his roles and responsiblities to block depositions in the Civil Trial.
* At least two members of the community reported to the city in recent years (among numerous complaints dating back to 2012) that the intersection and crosswalk was so dangerous "that someone would get killed there" in emails to the city. Why hasn’t that been investigated or reported (as evident in the CIVIL CLAIMS POSTED BELOW ON THIS SITE )? Why did the city wait to attempt to make the crosswalk safer, only AFTER this tragedy, by placing a beacon traffic light at the intersection?
VIDEO - Below is a link to video taken from a security camera where this tragic accident took place:
There were two videos that captured footage within seconds of the accident including all of the cars involved. The original footage was allowed to be erased (destroying evidence) by LASD investigators, claiming "they did not have the updated equipment to download the original copies".
Fortunately, one officer took video of this footage on his personal cell phone off of the computer screens at the two locations that captured the videos. However, a forensic videographer was able to capture speed and other pertinent details.
The following video captures all of the cars present seconds after the impact (roughly 250 feet past the said crosswalk). Grossman's vehicle (the fourth vehicle of the seven captured traversing the road at the time of the accident) is documented to be traveling approximately 51.9 mph in this footage captured within 2 seconds of the accident. All vehicles in this video have their headlights on although the prosecution claims that is was light outside. The accident took place a half hour after sunset at 7:10pm. No investigator attempted to determine how it is physically possible for Rebecca's car to have struck two children on skates and the cars only seconds in front and behind her vehicle did not. Not one investigator ever tried to find the other vehicles involved or asked to see any vehicle that they may have had access to in the days immediately following the accident. Grossman was the only driver that stayed after the accident even though her car was still drivable and her home was only blocks away.
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW VIDEO:
Below is witness testimony taken from eyewitness depositions and police reports. In discovery, it was found that witness reports came up missing and we would like to ask the public again for its help.
If you know of anyone who was a witness to this accident and gave a report to the LASD officers the night of the accident, to please call the following toll free number as soon as possible: 866-202-1506
Witness Statements & Missing Reports:
Contrary to the information that was released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) to the media in a press conference within hours of the accident, the following are statements by eyewitnesses that were on the street in the immediate area and saw the event take place. The first witness below has NOT been called as a witness for the prosecution. Factually, this specific witness could not get law enforcement to return her follow-up calls after she gave the report below. She was also one of the first 911 callers.
NOTE: It would be illegal to release false statements. The following statements are taken from police reports, court transcripts and public/private documents.
WITNESS STATEMENTS:
******* ******* testified she was "confident there were two separate and distinct impacts involving two-separate vehicles."
******* ******* testified to witnessing "a young white male tell the same officer that he saw a silver car pull over and check for bumper damage before getting back into his car and leaving the scene". Rebecca's vehicle was a white SUV.
Two other separate eyewitnesses (taken from police reports) stated that they "witnessed two vehicles that were gray or silver sedans racing." The defense believes this may have been the two cars following in the video roughly ten seconds behind Grossman's vehicle and also heard by witnesses on nearby tennis courts. Grossman's vehicle is 240 feet behind the vehicle directly before hers. The two light colored sedans that are within feet of each other both left the scene quickly after passing through the accident site behind Grossman and subsequently passing her car that was pulled to the side of the road.
The witness statement in the police report taken from the father of the children on the night of the accident by a deputy states that he was:
"approximately 100-yards behind the family pushing the stroller with the youngest and did not observe the collision occur."
Considering that four of the six remaining family members, were the only members in the road ahead (the mother on roller blades who crossed first with the youngest boy (5) on a scooter and the two boys that were involved in the accident on roller blades and a skateboard following behind (8 & 11), were a football field apart from the father who was with the stroller when the accident took place, why was the following statement made to the press by the Sheriff's department only a few hours later when they had the fathers reported statement (above) in hand?
"The father was barely able to get the stroller out of the crosswalk to avoid being hit".
This completely untrue statement, among many, was made to dramatize an already horrific accident.
Several of these false statements were later retracted by Captain Becerra who, at the time, was the Captain of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Department; however, the retraction was too late; the news went viral with the false and inaccurate information including being posted on the Sheriff's Facebook page during the investigation.
These careless and unverified statements that also included claims of the accident being DUI related, street racing by Grossman's SUV, and the most egregious and false statement of all that claimed that Grossman's vehicle carried a child on the hood for 100 feet and then she attempted to brake so the child would roll off, in turn, immediately fleeing and running over the child. There is not one witness to corroborate this horrendously untrue statement and experts confirmed that this accussation is completely false. This blatant lie among other carelessly fabricated remarks were made by the Sheriff in a press conference within hours of a terrible accident prior to any investigation, in turn, fueling community outrage and bias opinions based on false information. How did these false and insensitive remarks help to ease the pain and suffering of the parents and all involved?
The family of the children deserve to know what exactly happened. In the video captured above, there are three cars that follow Grossman's car. One pulls over (as also seen by an eyewitness that night who states that the driver got out to check their bumper before leaving abruptly) however all three of these vehicles captured on the video footage quickly drive away leaving the area and were not among any of the 911 callers.
This is NOT the narrative being presented by the prosecution or the press. These are facts that will come out in trial.
The additional two vehicles that followed Grossman's vehicle appear to be light colored sedans that approach quickly (within 10 seconds behind Grossman's car) and then drive away, in turn, passing by Grossman's car that was pulled to the side of the road against the curb. A bicyclist witnessed two light colored sedans racing.
Rebecca remained on the 911 call connected to law enforcement for ten minutes. She then waited by her vehicle as directed for twenty minutes before they arrived. She did not know why her airbags suddenly deployed and she had no idea that her car had hit someone. Her car was only temporarily disabled after the airbags were deployed but was still driveable.
FACT: There were NO efforts to identify the other drivers captured in this video, who would have been key witnesses. Grossman was struck by multiple airbags that resulted in injury to her head, left shoulder and fracturing her driving foot after being pinned against her seat by the vehicle's front airbags.
Regardless, she provided the police on the 911 call with her name, location and all information requested without any hesitation within sixty seconds of the accident and waited twenty minutes for their arrival by her vehicle as instructed by the 911 officer.
FACT: Not ONE investigator with the LA Sheriff's department listened to the "911 recorded call" prior to the preliminary hearing that took place 18-months after the accident occurred. How can one get a clear picture of what really happened if they don't even listen to the recorded call with police that was made within seconds of the accident?
The first time the Sheriff's heard this critical piece of evidence was in the courtroom at the preliminary hearing, a year and a half AFTER the accident occurred. And if they did not even care to listen to the accussed 911 call, did they listen to the other 32+ 911 callers that were recorded?
FACT: The District Attorney's office charged Rebecca Grossman with a double murder and have not, to this day (over two years later), even performed a reconstruction of the accident. This was stated in open court by the Asst DA Ryan Gould and verified in court transcripts.
THE CIVIL CASE
Plaintiffs - Iskander - CIVIL LAWSUIT filed against the City of Westlake Village, Los Angeles County and the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) included the following charges:
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (Dangerous Condition of Public Property by PLAINTIFFS (ISKANDERS)
Against Defendants CALTRANS, CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE, LA COUNTY, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive.)
PLAINTIFFS are informed, believe, and thereon allege, that at all times herein relevant, the SUBJECT INTERSECTION, where the SUBJECT COLLISION occurred, was defective and contained various dangerous conditions pursuant to Government Code sections.
The SUBJECT INTERSECTION created a dangerous condition which was not reasonably apparent to even prudent motorists and pedestrians; b. The SUBJECT INTERSECTION lacks any or has insufficient and/or defective warning signs, signals, or other forms of warning to alert
drivers or pedestrians;
c. The street lights located at the SUBJECT INTERSECTION and/or street lights located on the adjacent property that were necessary to make the SUBJECT INTERSECTION and/or SUBJECT CROSSWALK safe for pedestrian travel were operating in a defective manner or not operating at all ---
"thereby preventing motorists from having the ability to see pedestrians traveling at the SUBJECT CROSSWALK";
Indeed, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES actually knew of this dangerous condition based upon numerous prior collisions at or near this same location, complaints regarding the SUBJECT INTERSECTION, their maintenance of the SUBJECT INTERSECTION, public hearings regarding the SUBJECT INTERSECTION. Yet, they failed to use reasonable care and failed to repair the unreasonable risk of harm, failed to protect against harm from the condition, and/or failed to adequately warn of the unreasonable risk of harm created by, among other things, these inadequate and unsafe sight lines and sight distances. As a direct and foreseeable result of these failures, the location of the SUBJECT COLLISION constituted a concealed trap to all foreseeable users".
Much of the information in the civil claim came from numerous documented complaints made by citizens regarding this very intersection dating back to 2012.
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decades helping others overshadowed by false information
Pictured above, Rebecca with burn survivor Zubaida Hasan in Herat, Afghanistan She and her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman became the designated legal guardians of this child.
Pictured above, Rebecca with burn survivor Zubaida Hasan in Herat, Afghanistan She and her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman became the designated legal guardians of this child.
Pictured above, Rebecca with burn survivor Zubaida Hasan in Herat, Afghanistan She and her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman became the designated legal guardians of this child.
To learn more about this story watch the following Oprah segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo32noBNUWY&t=60s
One of Rebecca's trips to visit Zubaida and her family while partnering with US military to open the first (charitable) burn center in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Pictured above, Rebecca with burn survivor Zubaida Hasan in Herat, Afghanistan She and her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman became the designated legal guardians of this child.
Pictured above, Rebecca with burn survivor Zubaida Hasan in Herat, Afghanistan She and her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman became the designated legal guardians of this child.
One of many trips working in Indonesia with partner organization International Friends of Compassion
Pictured above, Rebecca with burn survivor Zubaida Hasan in Herat, Afghanistan She and her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman became the designated legal guardians of this child.
One of many trips working in Indonesia with partner organization International Friends of Compassion
In 2018, Rebecca launched the organization, Mother's Against Sex Trafficking - VISIT https://mothersagainstsextrafficking.com/
THE STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CAMPAIGN
After receiving numerous letters from all over the world from women who were victims of domestic violence, in 2010, Rebecca started a vocal petition to stop violence against women globally. VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/242993973
Rebecca Grossman launched the Grossman Burn Foundation in 2006 and has served as a volunteer Chair for over sixteen years. To learn more about the care that the foundation has provided both locally and globally, please visit: https://www.grossmanburnfoundation.org/
Rebecca and Peter have dedicated their lives to helping those in need and will continue to do so because they believe wholeheartedly that the gift belongs to the giver.
PROJECT FAITH:
The GBF's Project Faith program was named by Rebecca in honor of Faith Wanjugo:
WATCH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JEpDg5mL7o&t=3s
Having faith is important in our world and we pray for faith as the evidence of the legal case against Rebecca Grossman continues to be revealed. We continue to pray for healing for all involved and for reconciliation.
There is more to the story than has been told.
uncovering the truth
The District Attorney noted in open court that he will seek a protective order to unfairly block the sharing of the information on this website.
However, we will continue to post evidence of this case as it is our constitutional right. The truth needs to be heard. This process effects all American citizens.
We also realize that there will be those in the public that will continue to lash out in pain and anger. We believe this was a tragic accident and we pray for understanding, comfort and healing for all of those in pain as we share the facts of what really happened the night of September 29th, 2020.
In this case, no one woke up the morning of this accident and wanted this heartbreaking tragedy to take place and for two boys to be taken from their family. The story being told in the public is far from the truth.
Yes, there are bad people and evil that exist in this world and there are people that wake up in the morning and decide to go out and intentionally hurt or kill someone.
This is not one of those cases.
Some have made comments about money and wealth influencing the legal process in this case. Clearly, this is not the case. This is not an individual or a family that has ever had to deal criminal charges of any kind. Perhaps, the ability to defend oneself and shine a light on the prosecutorial abuse of power by claiming false allegations with no investigation (a common practice among prosecutors) will support a positive change in our judicial process. We recognize and agree that ALL cases involving criminal charges against American citizens should be treated equally and fairly. Sadly, this is not the case and largely why so many have been advocating for years for a more just system in the area of criminal reform. We hope to help bring more awareness to this serious issue alongside oganizations fighting for all citizens to be treated FAIRLY and transform the current legal system.
A startling and painful fact effecting hundreds of thousands of families in the USA:
America has more citizens incarcerated than in any other country in the world.
The truth matters and should be permitted in the judiciary process.
NOTE: The Grossman's have not sought out or paid for ANY media coverage in any way to date. However, to add insult to injury individuals in the local area that have made these types of accusations are, in fact, the individuals that paid for write-ups in a local paper including fake headlines. Their paid content was not based on factual information but rather fueled by an eagerness to divise a lynch mob and create anger within the community and on the NextDoor App. They went so far as to accuse Grossman of treason. Additionally, these misguided crusaders have used social media to threaten publications who have simply and fairly tried to share facts of the case that has been withheld from the public. Furthermore, many of these individuals have never met either of the family members. They have launched their campaign from social media and local tabloid style news.
Focusing on VENGEANCE and HATE does not EQUAL JUSTICE.
Acts of human decency are the building blocks of caring communities.
Again, the purpose of this site is not to create a victim or to deny responsibility. This devastating and unavoidable accident happened in a split second due to unforeseen circumstances. Rebecca wishes everyday that God had taken her instead of two young, bright and beautiful children. We all continue to support and pray for the Iskander family and for all impacted by this very sad event.
PLEASE Avoid SPREADING Rumors on group apps
These types of actions do not support the healing that is desperatley needed.
For Example, THERE IS NO TRUTH TO THIS COMMENT POSTED ON THE NEXTDOOR APP
Please try not to fall into the trap of spreading false information.
Posting vitriolic comments and spreading false rumors only creates more pain for the parents of Mark and Jacob. This is a Christian family who have a strong faith in God and kind hearts. We encourage the public to respect the family and avoid posting comments based on rumors.
What to avoid. Article on toxic dumping via neighborhood apps, be aware.
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coping with tragedy
Rebecca Grossman has always been a kind person with immense love for people and animals. Since the accident, she remains broken and devastated. She has thought of nothing else but being a human being and reaching out to the parents of Mark and Jacob over the past two years, however, she has been told time and time again not to and even threatened by the civil attorneys involved. She continues to write letters to the family in hopes that one day she can send them. Although there has been tremendous outrage from the community including vitriolic comments posted on social media and even death threats made against her, Rebecca maintains a strong faith in God and in humanity.
We are including excerpts from letters (below) that were written on behalf of Rebecca Grossman by individuals close to her. These testimonies speak about a remorseful and devastated human being:
MF: The tragic accident that resulted in the loss of the two lskander children and the sadness over her involvement will never leave her mind. I've seen her sob uncontrollably innumerable times. She has profound sadness that she has been admonished not to contact Mr. and Mrs. lskander to express her grief and condolences to them. This has pained her terribly. She desperately wants them to know that she'll never have a moment in her life without thinking of them and their children.- ES: I am writing to share some thoughts about Rebecca Grossman. I first met Rebecca in 2002 when I accompanied a village girl from our island to the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles. The girl, Yulce, suffered severe disfigurement from burns that we could not treat on the island. The Grossman Burn Foundation helped to provide surgery and care for Yulce. But her participation is much more than just the financing. Many times Rebecca traveled to our small clinic and inpatient center in Indonesia to assist more patients. In one case, she brought with her prosthetic noses for a patient whose nose had been chopped off by a machete. Rebecca took great care to get the correct color and shape for the woman. Rebecca also assisted me in the clinic and was loved by all. Her deep compassion and love for the patients we cared for together impacted me greatly. She would always go the extra mile to care for our patients. She cared about providing extras, such as dental care for patients, and attended to their needs down to the smallest detail.
- RS: A patient named Valentia, a recent burn survivor Rebecca brought to the States for medical attention, was one of the more emotional GBF cases I had witnessed. The Valentia case truly displayed Rebecca's capacity for love and compassion. Valentia was a burn survivor, suffering a battery acid attack in her hometown in South Africa. Valentia arrived to the States during the height of covid, a time period where most would not be as willing to open their homes, let alone to an individual from abroad. Despite this, I watched Rebecca welcome Valentia warmly, embrace her, take her to and from appointments and provide her with comfort following her operations.
- KO: She is a person who radiates so much love that it is impossible not to love her. She has such a genuine empathy and concern for others that I feared for her sanity when the terrible and unfortunate accident happened. For someone whose life is spent in loving and caring for others, I can not even begin to imagine what she is going through. Like everyone else who knows about the tragic accident, my heart breaks for the family, and I pray for them constantly. I know Rebecca does the same because every time we speak, she weeps as she talks of nothing else but those two precious souls. I know she will not get over this, because of the kind of person she is... This is from someone who has experienced first-hand who she is ... as a former patient.
"There but by the grace of God, go I"
Let us take the time to learn all of the facts before forming a bias opinion. How does one who has a lead a life of service for decades and has been honored by the State of California and the communities she has served with great passion and perseverance suddenly become a person with no regard for human life overnight?
We encourage role modeling sympathetic hearts for our children and future generations. Many suffer every day from life-changing "accidents" more often than we can imagine.
Read about others coping with the excrutiating pain of accidentally causing a death at: www.accidentalimpacts.org
How would we feel if this were us or a loved one having to withstand harsh judgement and unkind remarks from members of society that have not heard the facts?
Hebrews 13:1
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
We understand that we can never make sense of something that seems so senseless. We have only love and compassion in our hearts for all involved. Faith brings healing, prosperity, peace, love, joy and sanctification of the mind and emotions.
- SB: I have known Rebecca since we were in middle school together. I know she was devastated when the accident occurred and remains deeply saddened. She has always had so much love and compassion for others, I can only imagine how broken her heart is for the two boys that lost their lives and for the parents. Rebecca is the type of person that would do anything for anyone and would never wish harm on anyone, least of all children. I recall one instance a few years back when she literally picked up a young woman that was passed out on the street after being released from the hospital from a methaphetamine overdose. She put the woman in her car, took her to get food and then gave her a ride home after the fire department informed her that they were not allowed to take the woman. Many people told Rebecca she was crazy but she thought that everyone else were the ones that were not thinking straight as she felt that what she did was what everyone should do for someone in distress. She looked at this woman as a child and could never of just walked away and left her. She has lived a life of selflisness putting others ahead of herself as this is simply who she is and has been her entire life, a caring person who wants to lift others up when they are down. She is as far as one can be from selfish as the prosecution wants the people to believe. This terrible accident was just that, an accident. Sadley, this has impacted her as a human being and as a mother which has been her greatest joy in life after undergoing years of fertility treatments, including several misscarriages. She always said after four years of trying to become pregnant that being a mother was the most important job that God gave her. I know that she continues to pray for the Iskander family everyday, every hour. She has shared with me, that as a mother she will think about the accident for the remainder of her life. Not being allowed to reach out to the family, to be a human being, has driven her to times of total darkness and despair. I know her heart and I know that this incident is all she has thought about and will continue to think about for the rest of her life.
NEW FACTS OF THIS CASE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSTED HERE
Additional Details Of This Case
Following the next hearing, the body cam footage will be released showing how careless the accident was handled on the street, the negligent actions, and incredibly inappropriate comments that were made by the Sheriffs during this serious investigation. In trial, the body-cam footage of the field sobriety test and the recorded 911 call will be presented.
The body cam footage of the interrogation of Rebecca Grossman on the night of the accident by Officers David Huelson and Travis Kelley is missing footage, has no time code and was cut into two segments.
ADDITIONAL FACTS:
Officer Rafael Mejia (one of the main officers named and recently found guilty in the Vanessa Bryant case for sharing photographs and then destroying evidence) took the stand in the Grossman preliminary case and perjured himself by stating that he was the first on the site as well as that he had left the accident site prior to the Field Sobriety Test (FST) being performed. However, it was a female first on the site (captured by helicopter video footage) and Mejia is later caught in the background of the body-cam footage of the field sobriety test while aggressively telling Grossman's (then) 16 year-old daughter, who rushed to the site, to "Go home, your Mom's had too much to drink," PRIOR to learning that the breath and alcohol tests were under the legal limit. A false narrative was immediatley formulated.
After the police informed Grossman that children in the street may have been involved in the accident she became clearly shaken and emotional, she verbally showed great concern for the children and numerous times pled with the officers to call her husband who was a doctor and who could help. The prosecution asked not to show this part of the body-cam footage in the preliminary hearing because it would go against his argument of her having no concern for human life. Why conceal evidence that is factual? Isn't the truth the most important aspect of this case? The public deserves to know. This body cam footage will be revealed in court.
In the preliminary hearing, the prosecution was allowed to present fourteen witnesses, the defendant Grossman was allowed to present only one, prohibiting the most critical of their witnesses to testify at all. Hence, the 995 court appeal was limited to ONLY what was included in the preliminary hearing. The Judge ruling on the appeal has no access to any other evidence or facts other than what was allowed in the preliminary hearing.
Everything the public and the media know about this case was presented at the Preliminary Hearing, which is a legal proceeding that is designed to favor the prosecution. At that hearing, the prosecution is not required to “prove” its case and there is no jury present, so they can—and do—make sensational allegations to try and sell their case to the judge. With predictably, the tabloid-style news picked up on these sensational narratives with unbridled enthusiasm.
Some of the key witness reports that throw the prosecution’s narrative into question are now conveniently “missing.” Additional evidence including original video footage is missing/erased.
Blatantly false statements were made by Sheriff's to the media about the accident. Some have been publicly walked back; others remain in the public narrative about this case. All of these false statements will be shown in trial.
Evidence was moved and staged at the accident site for the photographs taken by Sheriffs (among the same officers involved in the Vanessa-Kobe Bryant case) and then they were immediatly released to the media? The proof will be shown in court.
Yes, Grossman's vehicle was clearly one vehicle involved in this accident and we do not dispute this evidence. However, important details that occurred in the seconds prior to the impact will be released in trial that bring further understanding. The story that the prosecution is forcing to cover up an incredibly poor and unethical investigation is far from the truth.
Rebecca Grossman was prohibited from reaching out to the family by both the DA and the civil attorneys for over a year and a half after the accident. She had left a bouquet of roses and a letter at the site and visited the memorial several times. She continued writing letters to the parents and was finally allowed to send a letter earlier this year. She grieves heavily for their loss everyday.
To make matters worse, a local newspaper intent on creating rage and click bait to primarily increase followers by only reporting the prosecutions side, even though they have had access to all of the evidence on this site, continue to report false information. They were even sent the police report with witness statements from the night of the accident. Every writer on the story (including the first writer, who also moved to Tennesee shortly after charges were filed) and the two that have followed have all chosen to conceal critical facts of the case. There has been no accountability or journalistic integrity. Researching or googling the writers' backgrounds before taking what they write as the gospel truth will help to avoid having to read fake news stories and the community publications that thrive on creating chaos within the community they serve. Are these tactics really designed to help the family find closure and heal or is prolonging their suffering the goal to increase readers and social media following?
FACT: Appeals are bootstrapped because the defense is not supposed to argue the discovery revealing the "truth", only the "evidence at light that is being charged by the government." Furthermore, in Preliminary hearings, the defense may not argue that witnesses are lying. Credibility is not an issue at a preliminary hearing. Instead, the judge is instructed by law to accept the testimony of Commonwealth witnesses as true because the judge is simply evaluating whether there is enough evidence (factual or not) for the Commonwealth to proceed to trial. Furthermore, hearsay is allowed by the prosecution, however, disallowed by the defense.
The magistrate overseeing the preliminary hearing had a fractured spine, was in a backbrace and made incredibly inappropriate comments resulting in her sealing all conversations that took place in private chambers. Often it was even difficult to comprehend what was being said during the proceedings. The magistrate also violated court rules by going into a private room with the parents of the victims. The bias comments made, insults to the defense team and the coaching of both the Asst DA and witnesses was evident from the first day of the hearing.
FACT: Twenty minutes PRIOR to the accident, Grossman was was sitting with a member of the athletic faculty of a local high school where her children attended along with another friend. The three were sitting on the patio of a nearby restaurant. Six additional athletic faculty members from the same high school (who were there before Grossman's arrival and there after Grossman's departure 45 minutes later) were seated at another table close to them. The two individuals seated with Grossman left the restaurant at the same time as Grossman (all in three different vehicles) and were eventually driving to the same destination where a family member of Grossman's was waiting to help prepare dinner.
The story being told to the public and by the public on social media is not based on facts. There is no villain. There were many factors that all collectively played a role in a terrible accident and in a split second of time many lives were tragically changed forever. If anyone has information on the other vehicles shown in the video, please call the number listed above.
FACTS ABOUT CIVIL VS CRIMINAL CLAIMS: Personal Injury (Civil) attorneys are not bound by the same rules as in criminal cases. They are immune to what would otherwise be labeled as acts of defamation when a lawsuit is filed. Civil suits are based on presumption not facts. Civil claims are public documents so the media further takes these "presumptions", and conveys them as fact in published articles. Attorney's go as far as to make up absurd conversations that never took place based on presumptions (as they did in this case) and share with the media. Readers do not realize that it is a "fictional scenario" because it is taken from a legal document and subsequently reported. In turn, these media reports create more confusion and community backlash.
It is not our intention to create more confusion. The facts of the case are important to all that have taken an interest in this heartbreaking incident and that is all that will be featured on this site, the truth and facts of the case.