Child killer Rebecca Grossman's former lover, Scott Erickson, confessed in court on Monday that he spent last week golfing in Mexico with his new girlfriend, despite being liable for 'tens and tens of millions of dollars' in a wrongful death case. He also admitted to drinking alcohol every day and even posting a photo of himself with a martini after a previous court session.
Shock Revelations in Court
The former Major League Baseball star made these revelations as he spoke publicly for the first time in nearly six years about the horrific crash in which he and Grossman, 64, are accused of causing the deaths of two young brothers. Erickson, 58, appeared tanned and wore a dark suit with an open-necked white shirt. When asked if he was taking the case seriously and if he thought it was important to attend the trial, which could cost him millions if the jury finds against him, he insisted, 'This is serious.' However, he admitted spending the previous week in Baja California at the golf course home of Stacey Kendall Stimson, a blonde-haired widow.
Affair and Additional Relationships
Erickson also confessed to seeing another woman while still dating Grossman in the year after the deadly car crash. Grieving parents Nancy and Karim Iskander are seeking millions in damages for the loss of their sons Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, who were fatally injured when Grossman's speeding white Mercedes smashed into them while she and Erickson were allegedly racing in Westlake Village, Los Angeles, in September 2020.
Erickson was having an affair with Grossman when she was separated from her plastic surgeon husband, Dr. Pete Grossman, who is also a defendant in the lawsuit as the owner of the Mercedes she was driving. In their case against Grossman and Erickson, the Iskanders have claimed that both were 'impaired' by alcohol at the time of the crash.
Grilling Over Drinking Habits
On Monday at LA Superior Court in Van Nuys, the Iskanders' lead attorney Brian Panish grilled Erickson about his drinking habits. When asked, 'Do you drink alcohol every day?' Erickson replied, 'Yes.' He admitted that after an earlier appearance during jury selection, he went to a bar and drank a martini, posting a photo on Instagram wearing a tuxedo and holding the drink.
Erickson denied racing Grossman before the accident and, when asked if he drove with willful or wanton disregard for safety, he responded, 'No.' However, he admitted that police charged him with reckless driving, though he blurted out, 'Those charges were dropped.' He also denied leaving the scene of the accident, saying he returned on foot, but did not identify himself to police.
Deletion of Texts and Accountability
Erickson confessed to deleting many texts with Grossman in the days and months after the crash. When Panish asked if he denied any accountability for the deaths, he responded, 'Yes.' When told he is accountable if he was racing Grossman, he replied, 'I was never racing.' Asked about eyewitnesses who reported seeing their cars traveling at high speed, he added, 'I don't know about those.'
Erickson also confessed to 'lying to the police and committing perjury' when he produced the wrong car to investigators. At the time of the accident, he owned two black Mercedes SUVs, and the one he produced was not the one he was driving that day. When Panish blasted, 'You lied to police many times in this case, right?' Erickson replied, 'No. Just about the car.'
Love and New Relationships
Panish showed the court texts between Grossman and Erickson in which they professed love for each other. On the stand, Erickson told the jury he was in love with Grossman and she with him. However, he admitted that in 2021, months after the crash, he was seeing another woman named Vera Lynn, though he denied dating her, calling her 'a friend.' Erickson's new love is a Canadian mother-of-one from Calgary, Alberta, whose husband died in 2023, and she has since relocated to Cabo San Lucas.
Grossman is serving 15 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter, and hit-and-run in her February 2024 criminal trial. Her legal team blamed the crash on Erickson, who was driving just ahead after they had shared cocktails. However, Erickson was only charged with misdemeanor reckless driving, which was dismissed after he made a public service announcement about safe driving. Despite no criminal charges, the Iskanders named Erickson in their civil lawsuit, holding him equally responsible. Erickson, who played for six MLB teams and won the World Series with the Minnesota Twins in 1991, denies any blame, insisting Grossman alone caused the tragedy.
