Intentional Collision Details
Mackenzie Shirilla used a high-speed, intentional motor vehicle collision to end the lives of her long-term boyfriend Dominic Russo and his roommate Davion Flanagan.
2The Crash Deep Dive
Analyzing the Evidence in the Mackenzie Shirilla Case
Rosie and Bubba examine thousands of texts, photos, and calls to understand the high-speed collision that claimed two young men.
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Massive Digital Evidence
The hosts obtained over 4,000 videos, 4,000 photos, and approximately 92,000 text messages between Mackenzie and Dominic through a FOIA request.
34567Family Grief and Questions
The families of the 19-year-old Davion Flanagan and 20-year-old Dominic Russo sought to understand how 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla could drive into a building at 100 mph.
1Post-Conviction Insights
The investigation included 97 jail calls from Mackenzie post-conviction and hundreds of personal media files from phone data extractions.
1112Victim Advocacy
The episode highlights the Davion Flanagan Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Change the Game for Dom Foundation established by the victims' families.
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“What specific details did the 97 jail calls reveal about Mackenzie's state of mind?”
“How did the text messages between Mackenzie and her father differ from those with Dominic?”
“What changes does 'Dom and Davion's Law' propose for modernizing Son of Sam Laws?”
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Context
The Netflix Documentary Impact
Interest in the case grew following the release of Netflix’s documentary, 'The Crash,' which left audiences with questions about the fuller picture of the events.
3Questions
Questions to carry into the episode.
What evidence did the hosts obtain?
The hosts obtained over 4,000 videos, 4,000 photos, 31,000 pages of text messages, and 97 jail calls.
45612What was the nature of the crash?
It was a high-speed, intentional motor vehicle collision where the car hit a brick building at 100 mph.
12How many messages were exchanged between Mackenzie and Dominic?
There were around 92,000 text messages between Mackenzie and Dominic.
7Sources and disclosure
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19 year old Davion Flanagan’s family and 20 year old Dominic Russo’s family want to know what the hell happened that morning. How could 17 year old Mackenzie Shirilla drive her car straight into a brick building at 100 mph killing their two boys? How could she be the sole survivor?
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This is the case of Mackenzie Shirilla who used a high speed, intentional motor vehicle collision to end the lives of her longterm boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend/roommate at the time, Davion Flanagan.
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After the release of Netflix’s documentary, ’The Crash,’ interest surrounding the case grew but audiences were left with more questions about the fuller picture. Naturally, we FOIA requested this case to the authorities and received:
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Over 4 thousand videos.
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Over 4 thousand photos.
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Around 31 thousand pages of text messages.
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Around 92 thousand text messages between just Mackenzie and Dominic.
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Close to 800 text messages between Mackenzie and her father, Steve Shirilla.
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Close to 2 thousand text messages between Mackenzie and her close friends.
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As well as 2 thousand pages of Instagram DMs.
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2 entire phone data extraction files with hundreds of personal videos, photos, and audio messages.
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And 97 jail calls from Mackenzie post-conviction.
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We have gone through all of it and we’re here to break it down for you.
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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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