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Stephanie Soo

Everyone Who Stood By Mackenzie Shirilla AFTER The Crash

Jun 18, 202639 min
Summary

In this episode of Rotten Mango, the host continues the deep-dive investigation into the case of Mackenzie Shirilla, focusing on her behavior in the aftermath of the fatal crash that claimed the lives of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The discussion highlights the unsettling patterns in Shirilla’s actions, including her persistent and intrusive attempts to access Dominic’s home shortly after his death, which deeply disturbed his grieving family. The episode presents compelling evidence regarding the volatile nature of Shirilla’s relationship with Dominic. Through shared audio recordings and witness accounts, the host examines instances of verbal abuse, threats, and toxic dynamics that preceded the tragedy. The podcast also explores the reactions of those in Shirilla’s inner circle, specifically the controversy surrounding her friend, social media influencer Rosie Graham. The host questions the motivations behind Graham’s decision to withhold information from law enforcement while choosing to participate in a documentary about the case. Ultimately, the episode pieces together these testimonies and documented behaviors to paint a clearer picture of the events leading up to the crash and the complex, often suspicious, reactions from those closest to the situation.

Updated Jun 18, 2026

About This Episode

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?


 

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.


 

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:


 

Over 4 thousand videos.

Over 4 thousand photos.

Around 31 thousand pages of text messages.

Around 92 thousand text messages between just Mackenzie and Dominic.

Close to 800 text messages between Mackenzie and her father, Steve Shirilla.

Close to 2 thousand text messages between Mackenzie and her close friends.

As well as 2 thousand pages of Instagram DMs.

2 entire phone data extraction files with hundreds of personal videos, photos, and audio messages.

And 97 jail calls from Mackenzie post-conviction.


 

We have gone through all of it and we’re here to break it down for you.


 


 


 


 

Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com


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