Ohio criminal, Mackenzie Shirilla’s case has received renewed attention ever since the release of Netflix’s true-crime documentary, The Crash. At 17, she was convicted of dual murders by intentionally slamming her car into a brick building, killing her boyfriend, Dominic Russo and his friend, Davion Flanagan. Notably, she maintained that the crash was just an accident; however, she was convicted of the crime and might even face a lifetime imprisonment. Recently, she has re-appealed for a reduced sentence, and amid that, key information has surfaced that might work in favour of Mackenzie.
Mackenzie Shirilla sent some eyebrow-raising messages to her late boyfriend days before the crash
Mackenzie Shirilla’s parents claimed that she was suffering from a condition which led to her occasional blackouts. Although the public absolutely dismissed the statement as a blatant lie, there might be evidence to support it. On May 28, 2026 (ET), PEOPLE obtained some 2020 text message exchanges between Mackenzie and Dominic Russo from the Strongsville Police Department, in which she shared details of her alleged medical issue with him. She wrote, “I had a rlly bad blackout today fr.” Cut to a week before the fatal crash, on July 2, 2022, she texted him saying she had another episode. She wrote:
“The one I just had was probably the worst black out like pain level I’ve had.”
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