Motive and Hostility
Courts and observers believe Mackenzie Shirilla's motive for killing two young men was rooted in her long-term, hostile relationship with Dominic, whom she supposedly wanted out of.
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Analyzing the Text Messages Between Mackenzie Shirilla and Her Victims
This episode chronologically recounts the fights between Mackenzie Shirilla and Dominic, examining 30,000 pages of texts that may reveal motive.
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ALL 90,603 Text Messages of Threats & Gaslighting Between Mackenzie & Dom
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Defense of Intent
Mackenzie and her parents deny any intent, alleging that while the relationship wasn't perfect, it also wasn't that bad.
3Chronological Evidence
The podcast chronologically recounts fights throughout the years, utilizing 30,000 pages of text messages from 2020 to July 2022.
45Victim Legacy
The victims are honored through the Davion Flanagan Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Change the Game for Dom Foundation.
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Background reading
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Legal Context
Victims Before Influencers
A petition titled 'Dom and Davion's Law' seeks to modernize Son of Sam Laws, advocating for victims before influencers.
9Questions
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What is the basis for the claim that the relationship was a motive?
The claim is based on the belief that the relationship was long-term and hostile, with Dominic supposedly wanting out.
2How do Mackenzie and her parents characterize the relationship?
They allege the relationship wasn't perfect but also wasn't that bad, denying any intent.
3What is the scope of the text message evidence?
The evidence consists of 30,000 pages of texts between Mackenzie and Dominic from 2020 to July 2022.
5Sources and disclosure
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Mackenzie Shirilla killed two young men.
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A lot of people, including the courts believe that a part of Mackenzie’s motive was her longterm, hostile relationship with Dominic that he, supposedly, wanted out of.
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Mackenzie and her parents deny any intent at all. They go so far as to allege that Mackenzie and Dominic’s relationship wasn’t perfect but it also wasn’t that bad.
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We will be chronologically recounting their fights throughout the years and leading up to the murders.
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30k pages of texts between Mackenzie and Dominic from 2020 to July 2022.
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Years of texts messages between a killer and one of her victims? Years of texts messages between two teenagers that ended in tragedy? Or a little bit of both?
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Davion Flanagan Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Change the Game for Dom Foundation
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Petition · "Dom and Davion's Law" - Victims Before Influencers: Modernize Son of Sam Laws - United States · Change.org
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