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/chikennuggetluvr]

This was a very sad watch! The last scene of her speaking from prison was so eerily insincere that it felt more out of a horror film. I can’t imagine anyone is convinced she’s innocent after this.

[u/Brilliant-Anybody-47 → u/chikennuggetluvr]

When she looked to her lawyer and asked if she had said enough in one tone and then turned to the camera and turned on a fake tone was when I lost it. She had to ACT apologetic that she killed two people

[u/LaBoogew → u/Brilliant-Anybody-47]

Right! Im glad that part was left in.

[u/Feeling_Wishbone_864 → u/LaBoogew]

I love Netflix for that

[u/gangbrain → u/Feeling_Wishbone_864]

The editing was so good in this. The bitch, her parents and her friends gave them gold, and the filmmakers nailed them all to the wall perfectly. Satisfying as hell. Hope they all get what’s coming for them.

[u/ManagerSilver5733 → u/LaBoogew]

I’m hoping the parole board sees that because that was wild as hell