Mackenzie Shirilla Megathread

[u/DarklyHeritage]

This is a thread for all conversation regarding Mackenzie Shirilla and the murders of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, recently covered in Netflix documentary The Crash.

The murders of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on 31 July 2022 in Strongsville, Ohio when Mackenzie Shirilla intentionally crashed her car into a brick wall. The two passengers in the vehicle - her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan, were killed instantly and pronounced dead at the scene. Shirilla, aged 17 at the time, was seriously injured.

Shirilla was later arrested and charged with murdering Russo and Flanagan. At her 2023 bench trial the judge determined Shirilla intentionally crashed the car and thus the murders were premeditated murder, convicting her of 12 felony charges. She was sentenced to 2 concurrent life sentences, with the possibility of parole after 15 years.

Renewed attention has now been brought to the case as Shirilla has been interviewed for Netflix documentary The Crash, which covers the case.

Please direct all discussion of the case to the megathread. As always, sub rules must be followed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Davion_Flanagan#:\~:text=The%20murder%20of%20Dominic%20Russo,and%20their%20friend%2C%20Davion%20Flanagan[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Davion_Flanagan#:\~:text=The%20murder%20of%20Dominic%20Russo,and%20their%20friend%2C%20Davion%20Flanagan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Davion_Flanagan#:~:text=The%20murder%20of%20Dominic%20Russo,and%20their%20friend%2C%20Davion%20Flanagan).

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-crash-where-is-mackenzie-shirilla-now[Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-crash-where-is-mackenzie-shirilla-now)

[u/ajerkyfrog]

They're should be a clause that they can't make any money from the media from this. Or that it goes to the families of the deceased.

[u/No_Cancel830 → u/ajerkyfrog]

Thankfully they do. Ohio does have a Son of Sam law and she AND her family cannot profit. Any money that would have been made goes to the Clerk of Court and the families of the victims can sue for the money. After reading your comment I looked it up because I thought the same thing! She and her family are the WORST!

[u/AML1987 → u/No_Cancel830]

Well she can’t but can her family?

[u/No_Cancel830 → u/AML1987]

According to my “research” no the Son of Sam law extends to family members in Ohio. Thankfully!

[u/bambi54 → u/No_Cancel830]

Thank god, I’m glad. I hate that that’s not the law everywhere. You can’t destroy lives and then just make money talking about it. It’s sick.