LOS ANGELES, CA, December 12, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A series of investigative articles by veteran journalist and editor-in-chief Cece Woods of the independent investigative journalism platform The Current Report is calling into question the integrity, timing and procedure of the prosecution of Rebecca Grossman in the high-profile case in which Grossman was convicted of murder in the 2020 traffic collision that killed two children.
Woods has published 15 articles on the case raising serious concerns about how the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department handled evidence, investigation, and the narrative that led to Grossman's conviction and sentencing of 15 years to life.
The reporting identifies key questions that demand answers about missing and suppressed evidence, procedural fairness, selective prosecution, and the role of media and politics in a case tried as a murder rather than a tragic traffic accident. Issues raised in the series include:
· Why did the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office delay filing charges against Grossman until Dec. 29, 2020, three months after the accident and weeks after District Attorney George Gascón took office, raising concerns of political timing?
· Why did prosecutors bypass or exclude potentially exculpatory or contradictory testimony that former major-league baseball pitcher Scott Erickson was driving a vehicle ahead of Grossman that night?
· Why did investigators never do DNA testing on the front bumper of Grossman's car, even though it may have held important information about whether both children were struck by her car or a vehicle driven by Erickson?
· Why were critical pieces of physical evidence, including a fog light cover and a license plate frame that did not match Grossman's Mercedes, documented as "missing" from the crash-site evidence chain, despite pointing to the involvement of another vehicle?
· Why did prosecutors change legal theories, for example denying "racing" in Erickson's misdemeanor hearing, yet invoking a racing narrative in Grossman's trial, without full disclosure of those changes to the jury
· Will the Sheriff's Office and DA's Office be held accountable after internal records, depositions and coroner's documents obtained by The Current Report revealed "concealed misconduct"?
The answers to the questions hold substantial implications, not only for Grossman but also for public trust in how justice is administered in high-profile cases. The Current Report has urged the following actions:
· Independent review of the Grossman investigation and prosecution by oversight bodies (including LA County's inspector-general or a court-appointed special master) to assess whether due-process safeguards were met.
· Public release of relevant internal records, investigative files, missing evidence logs, and prosecutorial decisions to allow further scrutiny.
· Open hearings to determine why key evidence was missing, why certain witnesses/testimony were omitted or changed, and how investigator fitness and credibility were evaluated in this case.
Cece Woods is Editor-in-Chief of The Current Report, and founder of the activism-based platform The Local Malibu (founded 2014). Her work — including multiple deep-dives into Los Angeles County law-enforcement and public-corruption matters — has drawn national attention. To schedule an interview with Cece Woods, or to request a full summary of the articles in the series, please contact: CeCe Woods directly at: cece@cecewoods.com and/or cece@redinkbrand.com
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