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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

178. The Crash: The Mackenzie Shirilla Case (Going Beyond The Netflix Doc)

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

History, Fiction, True Crime, Drama

4.84.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In July 2022, 18-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car into a brick wall at nearly 100 miles per hour, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his best friend Davion Flanagan. What looked like a drug-fueled accident unraveled fast, and the Netflix documentary only tells part of the story. This week, we go deeper: the details left on the cutting room floor, the recorded prison call that changed everything, and the question that still doesn't have a straight answer. TW: Mentions of suicide Subscribe on⁠ Patreon⁠ to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on⁠ Tik Tok⁠ and⁠ Instagram⁠ for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.8

bounced between doctors who clearly aren't talking to each other. I mean, I see it in my life now

0:15.6

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0:40.4

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0:44.1

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1:04.0

The internet is coaching our kids. When boys hear that on repeat, it shapes how they see themselves. We can't leave it to those voices.

1:12.1

We have to be louder.

1:13.4

Together with EEE, we need to coach them, guide them, back them.

1:17.4

Building our boys up every chance we get.

1:19.8

Be yourself. Back your mates.

1:21.6

Confidence comes from a vin.

1:23.2

Yes.

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