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00:00:00The crime we're investigating is an aggravated particular homicide.

00:00:04I was just kind of shocked, really. I didn't really know how to process it all.

00:00:15This car is split in two.

00:00:16It truly was a horrific crash site.

00:00:20There's an occupant inside. We gotta bust the window out.

00:00:23I just felt like there was more to the story than just an accidental crash.

00:00:30Hey, true crime besties. Welcome back to an all-new episode of Serial Sleeve.

00:00:52Hello, hello, hello, and welcome back to an all-new episode of Serial Sleeve.

00:00:57With me, your host, and your true crime BFF, Annie Elise.

00:01:02Now, if you are brand new listening to this podcast or watching this YouTube channel for the very first time,

00:01:07let me just give you a breakdown.

00:01:09My name is Annie, and what I like to do on here is not only deliver and present a true

00:01:14crime case to you,

00:01:15but do it in a way where it is the full deep dive.

00:01:18Going down the rabbit hole so that you don't have to.

00:01:20All the details, the social media activity, past relationships, everything that you find yourself

00:01:26Googling yourself when you're watching a documentary.

00:01:29I find all that information out, and then I present all of it to you.

00:01:33But my goal in doing that is to do it in more of a conversational way,

00:01:38as if your friend or best friend was telling you about this case that they just heard about

00:01:42and that they can't stop researching or thinking about or talking about.

00:01:46So, again, if you're brand new, that's what we do over here.

00:01:50If you enjoy it, subscribe and follow the podcast.

00:01:53And, you know, that's how it goes.

00:01:55Every single Monday, a brand new case.

00:01:57And then every Thursday, I do an episode called Headline Highlights,

00:02:00where I talk about everything happening in real time that week in the true crime world.

00:02:06Now, today, we are doing one of the infamous deep dives.

00:02:10And you may have heard about this case if you listen to true crime or follow true crime.

00:02:14You may have also seen clips of the trial or footage from the case in your TikTok feed

00:02:20or your Instagram Reels feed, because it's the case of Mackenzie Schirrilla,

00:02:25a name that a lot of people do know, but many don't.

00:02:29You also might be familiar with the name because Netflix just released a documentary about this case

00:02:35called The Crash.

00:02:37And what's really interesting is there's a lot of division with this case.

00:02:42Many people believe that what happened was intentional,

00:02:46that this is, you know, the product and result of a spoiled young girl who had everything in her life.

00:02:53And then the moment something went wrong, she decided to take it out on everybody else.

00:02:58While some say, no, this was absolutely accidental.

00:03:01She was too young to know how severe this was going to be and what her actions would truly cause.

00:03:07And there's a little bit of conflicting opinion out there.

00:03:12Now, I will say this personally.

00:03:14I first covered Mackenzie's case years ago.

00:03:17And with that, I have done extensive research.

00:03:21I've interviewed a lot of people close to the case.

00:03:23I participated in a documentary back then where I was shown a lot of privileged information before it even went

00:03:29to trial.

00:03:29Different things like that to where my belief is that this was absolutely intentional.

00:03:35But again, not everybody agrees with that.

00:03:38And that's certainly okay.

00:03:39Which, that's my point and why I'm coming on here today.

00:03:42I want to present the case to you with a set of fresh eyes, new perspectives, everything we've learned,

00:03:49things that have come out post-trial, so that then you can really decide for yourselves,

00:03:53what do you believe?

00:03:55Do you believe that this is all just a horrific, tragic accident?

00:03:59Or do you believe that this was calculated and intentional?

00:04:03So, let's start here.

00:04:05I want you for just a moment to imagine being a teenager again.

00:04:08And I say again because I feel like a lot of you aren't teens.

00:04:11I feel like we skew a little older over here.

00:04:13But if you are a teen, you're involved too.

00:04:15But I want you to imagine being a teenager and you're just graduating high school.

00:04:20It's that super exciting time in your life where you're young, you're full of life,

00:04:24you have dreams, ambitions, there's parties, there's excitement,

00:04:28and like you just can't wait for what's to come.

00:04:31But then you get word that three other teenagers who live in your area,

00:04:36potentially even are classmates of yours, were in a deadly car crash.

00:04:40And even more than that, one of the worst car crashes that first responders had ever seen in the Ohio

00:04:46area.

00:04:47It rattled the entire community.

00:04:49There was shock, grief, confusion.

00:04:52But above all else, there were a lot of rumors.

00:04:56Rumors that took what seemed to be a very simple yet tragic car accident

00:05:02into something potentially far worse.

00:05:05So, let's jump right in.

00:05:08In the early morning of July 31st, 2022,

00:05:12the peaceful suburb of Strongsville, Ohio, nestled just outside of Cleveland,

00:05:17became the scene of a heart-wrenching tragedy that rocked its tight-knit community forever.

00:05:23Initial reports began to surface about a devastating car accident involving three people,

00:05:2919-year-old Davion Flanagan, 20-year-old Dominic Russo, and 17-year-old Mackenzie Shrilla.

00:05:36Both Davion and Mackenzie had just graduated from Strongsville High School just a few months earlier.

00:05:43Early on in the investigation, law enforcement believed that Mackenzie Shrilla somehow lost control

00:05:49of the Toyota Camry that she was driving,

00:05:52and then crashed into a brick building on Alameda Drive at 534.

00:05:57It wasn't until approximately 45 minutes later at 6.15 a.m. that a passer-byer,

00:06:02a runner who was out for their morning jog, came upon the wreckage and immediately dialed 911.

00:06:08When law enforcement arrived, they found all three passengers unconscious,

00:06:13unresponsive, and trapped within what was now just a brutally mangled car frame.

00:06:19The first responders from Strongsville Fire Department worked quickly

00:06:22to help get Dominic, Davion, and Mackenzie out of the car.

00:06:27Unfortunately, though, both Dominic and Davion were declared dead at the scene.

00:06:32Mackenzie, who was driving the car, was critically injured and flown to MetroHealth Medical Center.

00:06:38Investigators waited for the results of her blood testing,

00:06:40which would show if drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash.

00:06:44The victim's families and the community were completely grief-stricken and, frankly, just sick about this.

00:06:51Dominic and Davion now had their potential dreams and futures abruptly cut short.

00:06:58Dominic had started a successful business and always talked about all of his big plans for the future.

00:07:04And Davion was a fantastic football player, well-known in the community,

00:07:08and had plans to open up his own barbershop after high school.

00:07:11But now, all of that was gone in an instant.

00:07:15The community's sadness and loss eventually led to many questions.

00:07:19Why was this a one-car accident?

00:07:22If Mackenzie lost control of the car, how did that happen?

00:07:25What was going on inside the car leading up to this?

00:07:28Was Mackenzie intoxicated or under the influence of some type of drug?

00:07:32Why were all three of them even over on Alamena Street in that part of town in the early morning

00:07:38hours to begin with?

00:07:39It's not near where Mackenzie, Dominic, or Davion lived,

00:07:42So where were they going?

00:07:44And how could this possibly happen?

00:07:47Mackenzie underwent extensive medical treatment for her injuries and somehow survived miraculously.

00:07:53However, she said that she couldn't remember what happened leading up to the crash.

00:07:58She said that she had blacked out.

00:08:00Now, just for a moment, I am going to draw on my personal experience for a second.

00:08:05A lot of you know who have been with me for a while on here, that you know that I

00:08:09was in a horrific car accident when I was 16 years old.

00:08:13I wasn't wearing my seatbelt.

00:08:15I flew, hit the windshield, knocked out some teeth, ended up having brain surgery from how awful this car accident

00:08:21was.

00:08:21And I can say, even now, I still do not remember anything from that accident.

00:08:27And I wasn't the one driving, but I was in the accident, and I'm still blacked out.

00:08:31I remember leaving the house that morning.

00:08:33I don't remember the accident.

00:08:34I don't remember the moments coming out of the accident.

00:08:39The first memory I have is when first responders were already there on scene,

00:08:44and they were cutting me out of my clothing and getting me out of the car.

00:08:47But I don't remember anything else.

00:08:49So there has been a lot of speculation if Mackenzie was, in fact, blacked out during the accident or not,

00:08:55or even has a recollection of the memories leading up to the accident itself.

00:09:00And if that's true or not, and I, well, I don't know in her situation if she's lying or if

00:09:06it were true.

00:09:06And we'll talk more about that as we go on.

00:09:08But I do want to mention that it is entirely possible to black out even the events leading up to

00:09:13the collision itself.

00:09:15Because for me, that is what exactly what happened.

00:09:18So while law enforcement began going further into their investigation,

00:09:22many people in the community began to talk.

00:09:24And the community had strong yet mixed feelings about what they thought happened here.

00:09:29Some people thought that this was just a tragic accident.

00:09:33But others who knew Mackenzie and Dominic and knew them more closely

00:09:36began to believe that this wasn't an accident at all.

00:09:40And instead, it was something far more sinister.

00:09:43Mackenzie and Dominic began dating in 2021.

00:09:46And they had an overall tumultuous relationship.

00:09:50They would break up, get back together, and then they would do it all over again.

00:09:54The pattern just was on repeat.

00:09:56And I know that that can be sort of a vague statement,

00:09:58saying that a relationship, you know, is tumultuous.

00:10:01But we're going to get into their relationship more in just a little bit here.

00:10:06So stick with me.

00:10:07Because a lot of information has come out since I first covered this case.

00:10:12Davion was one of Dominic's close friends.

00:10:14According to news reports, Davion, Dominic, and Mackenzie were hanging out at a party

00:10:19and smoking a little bit of weed the night leading up to the crash.

00:10:23And Mackenzie and Dominic offered to give Davion a ride home.

00:10:27Mackenzie was described by people who knew her in high school as selfish and entitled.

00:10:32And she never had to really take any accountability for her actions.

00:10:36She always just kind of got away with everything.

00:10:38After Mackenzie began to recover from the accident,

00:10:41many of the posts on her Instagram and TikTok really upset people as well.

00:10:46And we will get into specifically what she posted here shortly.

00:10:49Don't worry.

00:10:50Most of her social media has now been deleted.

00:10:53So I couldn't find much except for a few screenshots here and there.

00:10:57However, people in the community who knew her from school

00:11:00commented on social media about Mackenzie's behavior.

00:11:03And all of those comments are still public.

00:11:06Some of the posts said that her parents knew about her drug use

00:11:09and that her mom would like some of the pictures that she posted when she was smoking weed.

00:11:14And some pictures sparked outrage because people thought that she just was moving on with her life

00:11:19as if nothing ever happened with no remorse at all.

00:11:22There were also some pictures Mackenzie posted with her and her friend dressed as a weed for Halloween,

00:11:27which also caused a huge stir online.

00:11:30Several classmates weren't surprised that this horrific tragedy resulted from Mackenzie's actions,

00:11:36even going as far as to say that she probably would have killed someone one day anyway,

00:11:41and that she only cared about herself and herself only.

00:11:44Other people felt like Mackenzie had definitely done drugs and that that is what caused the crash.

00:11:50And the police seemed like they weren't doing anything about it.

00:11:53And now this was another situation where Mackenzie would just get away with her selfish and dangerous behavior once again.

00:11:59Well, all of that online speculation and discussion over what happened that tragic night

00:12:04wouldn't matter for much longer because a few days after Halloween, everything changed.

00:12:09It turned out that the police were not letting Mackenzie get away with anything,

00:12:13and they had been conducting a thorough investigation this entire time.

00:12:17On November 4, 2022, Mackenzie was arrested.

00:12:21According to court documents, Mackenzie faced a total of 18 charges.

00:12:26Counts 1 and 2, aggravated murder.

00:12:29Counts 3, 4, 5, and 6, murder.

00:12:32Counts 7, 8, 9, and 10, felonious assault.

00:12:36Counts 11 and 12, aggravated vehicular homicide.

00:12:39And all of these charges were related to that crash on July 31, 2022.

00:12:45Count 13, trafficking.

00:12:47Count 14, drug possession.

00:12:49And both of these charges were for the magic mushrooms that were found inside the car.

00:12:54Count 15, possessing criminal tools.

00:12:57And this was for a digital scale that was found in the car.

00:13:01So there were 15 charges in total related to the car crash and to the deaths of Dominic and Davion.

00:13:08The other three charges were for allegedly breaking into the Columbia Church of God in Columbia Station

00:13:13on July 19, 2022.

00:13:16Those charges were count 16, breaking and entering.

00:13:20Count 17, vandalism.

00:13:22Count 18, desecration.

00:13:25Mackenzie's blood test from the hospital revealed that she had THC in her system

00:13:29and that she was likely high at the time of the accident after their investigation and talking to witnesses who

00:13:35saw her that night.

00:13:36Even though mushrooms were found in her car, this was apparently not in her test result.

00:13:42Mackenzie's bail was set at $500,000.

00:13:44But she didn't get bailed out of jail and remained in juvenile custody until it was time for trial.

00:13:49The body cam footage of Mackenzie's arrest was finally released in 2025.

00:13:53And I have to be real with you, it's an absolute doozy.

00:13:58And I don't use that word lightly.

00:14:00I personally hate that word.

00:14:01And I don't want to give too much away before I show you guys some of the clips,

00:14:05which for those of you who are listening to the audio version of this,

00:14:08you'll be able to hear what's happening.

00:14:10But I do encourage you, pop over to YouTube, watch the visual as well,

00:14:14because I think that will provide more context.

00:14:17But what I have to say is that Mackenzie shows absolutely zero remorse.

00:14:23Zero remorse for any of the crimes that she was being charged with.

00:14:29Hi, Mackenzie.

00:14:30Step out for me.

00:14:33I'm Detective Hazoo.

00:14:34I'm the one who's been investigating the crash.

00:14:36You're under arrest for aggravated murder times two, okay?

00:14:40Nobody's going to ask you any questions.

00:14:42Nobody's going to bother you.

00:14:43Can I have your key, please?

00:14:44Could you please be careful taking this one off so it doesn't break the bracelet?

00:14:48You got it.

00:14:49You got it.

00:14:49Okay, Mackenzie, I'm going to take your handcuffs off and, like, all the jewelry and everything.

00:14:52come off, okay?

00:14:54I can't wear any of it.

00:14:55No, I need you to take it off while you're in jail right now.

00:15:05I can't wear these?

00:15:07No.

00:15:08Unfortunately, everything's going to have to come off right now once we know when the detective comes back

00:15:13and we know for sure what's going on.

00:15:15Everything's going to be bagged up here.

00:15:17It's not going anywhere.

00:15:23Sorry, this is just, like, one of those, which is really hard to get off.

00:15:25That's fine.

00:15:26Take your time.

00:15:26Her first response to being told that she was being charged with murder was to take care of a bracelet.

00:15:33Take care of a bracelet so that it didn't break.

00:15:36And then, after being told that she could not wear any jewelry in jail, which obviously should be common sense,

00:15:42right?

00:15:42But I guess it's not all that common.

00:15:44Who knows?

00:15:44She started to break down.

00:15:47That's what rattled her.

00:15:48That's what made her upset because she couldn't wear jewelry into the jailhouse.

00:15:52I mean, again, it just kind of goes back, for me at least, into this spoiled, entitled, young girl thinking

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00:19:14Since she was a minor at the time of the crash and charged as such, there weren't many public details

00:19:20about this case that were released.

00:19:22However, all that changed in March of 2023 when prosecutors and the judge agreed to try her as an adult.

00:19:29When the crash occurred on July 31st, 2022, Mackenzie was 17.

00:19:34Her birthday is on August 2nd.

00:19:36So she turned 18 just two days after everything happened.

00:19:40She had a hearing in April of 2023 via Zoom, where Mackenzie pleaded not guilty as the judge continued her

00:19:47bond at $500,000.

00:19:49But again, Mackenzie remained in custody.

00:19:51During the hearing, the prosecution told the court the evidence in this case overwhelmingly indicates that these were intentional and

00:20:00purposeful deaths.

00:20:01On July 19th, 2023, almost a year after the horrific crash, Mackenzie had her first pretrial hearing.

00:20:09During the hearing, Mackenzie did not accept a plea deal that the prosecution was offering, and her lawyer indicated that

00:20:16they were prepared for trial.

00:20:17In the U.S., you have a right to a trial by jury or a bench trial.

00:20:22If defendants want to waive their right to a trial by jury for whatever reason, they can.

00:20:27And this can be a defense strategy if, for some reason, they are worried about what a jury verdict would

00:20:33be.

00:20:33Some defendants may feel like they would have more of a fair shot if the judge were to decide their

00:20:38verdict based on the law,

00:20:40fearing that potential jurors would make their decision based on emotion and not the law necessarily.

00:20:45However, that isn't the only reason that people waive trial by jury.

00:20:49There are a number of reasons why people choose that route.

00:20:53Additionally, defendants do not have to provide a reason to the court for their decision to waive a jury trial.

00:20:59So with that, that's what Mackenzie chose, and her bench trial was set for August 7th.

00:21:05The first day of trial began on August 7th, just five days after Mackenzie's 19th birthday.

00:21:11During opening statements, the prosecution detailed all of the moments leading up to the devastating crash.

00:21:186.15 in the morning, Strongsville Police and Emergency Personnel received the 911 call.

00:21:24They revealed the black box inside Mackenzie's vehicle had been clocked at 100 miles per hour.

00:21:30Black boxes aren't the official term.

00:21:33It's an EDR or event data recorder, but these devices record driving and vehicle data from immediately before, during, and

00:21:41after an automobile crash.

00:21:43And that wasn't all.

00:21:45They also had cold, hard evidence to prove this.

00:21:49Because when the accident occurred, a nearby building security camera caught the entire thing on video.

00:21:55In the video, you can see Mackenzie's car going extremely fast before disappearing off the screen and ultimately crashing.

00:22:03The prosecution also said that this didn't just happen based on reckless driving either,

00:22:09and they would present a witness who overheard Mackenzie's threats.

00:22:13That he observed at that time the defendant striking Dominic Russo with both hands,

00:22:19and that he overheard her make a statement, an admissible statement, and she said,

00:22:24Dominic, I'm going to crash this car.

00:22:27We find that it is especially important to her state of mind just two weeks later when she used the

00:22:33car to kill Dominic Russo.

00:22:35Despite this, Mackenzie's lawyer, Mr. McDonald, of course, had a much different perspective.

00:22:40He argued against the insinuation of intent.

00:22:43Instead, he said that this was a tragic accident rather than a premeditated act.

00:22:50How can you come to any conclusion other than, if anything, she's reckless?

00:22:56Is it just kids being kids?

00:22:58Is it Dominic grabbing the steering wheel?

00:23:00Is it Mackenzie maybe speeding and saying,

00:23:02Oh my God, park out, it's light, I'm coming up to this, I better do something.

00:23:06And she goes like that to avoid an accident, not acting purposely, but in fact trying to avoid it.

00:23:12Is it sudden acceleration panic?

00:23:18Those are all possibilities.

00:23:20Mr. McDonald also said that the side airbags going off in the final seconds before the crash

00:23:26could have contributed to the severity of the event.

00:23:29He said, and I quote,

00:23:31It occurred in about four and a half to five seconds before.

00:23:35It's a significant force that makes a huge sound.

00:23:38There's talcum powder or some type of powder that is let go.

00:23:42So if they only have five seconds of recordings,

00:23:45and those five seconds are all what happens after the airbag is deployed,

00:23:50how can you come to any conclusion other than, if anything, she's reckless?

00:23:55During the course of the four-day trial,

00:23:57many first responders and other witnesses were called to the stand.

00:24:01It turns out that there was more to the crash than just that video of Mackenzie flying by

00:24:06at 100 miles per hour.

00:24:08There was another building that captured footage of Mackenzie turning on the street

00:24:12before pressing on the gas.

00:24:15In this video, you can see Mackenzie driving at a completely normal speed,

00:24:19braking as she prepared to turn as well.

00:24:22Her blinker was on and was signaled to the correct direction that she was going.

00:24:27This video was key to the prosecution's argument,

00:24:30that this was intentional and wasn't some wild situation

00:24:33where she was driving completely out of control the entire time.

00:24:37Even worse, experts spoke about the EDR box in Mackenzie's car

00:24:42and said that through their investigation,

00:24:45they were able to determine that Mackenzie had the gas pedal pushed all the way down

00:24:49and made no attempt to ever even use the brakes.

00:24:54The crash team analyst also said about one second before the crash,

00:24:59the steering wheel made a hard right turn of 142.5 degrees.

00:25:04It also showed the impact from a sign in the grass outside of the building,

00:25:09which may have triggered the airbags before slamming into the brick wall.

00:25:14Mackenzie's attorney questioned the analyst about the wheel moving

00:25:17in an attempt to insinuate that it's possible that one of the victims moved the wheel

00:25:21by saying that it's basically impossible to know who pulled that wheel and caused the crash.

00:25:26He also suggested that because it was dark, maybe it was hard for Mackenzie to see.

00:25:31But even in his defense, he conceded that Mackenzie's handling of the car was in fact reckless.

00:25:38When the prosecution reviewed the crash scene photos

00:25:41and the photos of the victims during their autopsies,

00:25:44everyone in the courtroom was extremely emotional, including Mackenzie.

00:25:48Dominic's mother, Christine Russo, testified,

00:25:51The courtroom vibe changed instantly when she began her testimony.

00:25:56Everyone could tell that she had once cared deeply for Mackenzie.

00:26:00After all, Mackenzie had even lived with them for a while.

00:26:03But the love story that she painted between Mackenzie and her son, Dominic,

00:26:07was far from rosy.

00:26:09It seemed like they were always at odds with threats and arguments overshadowing the good times.

00:26:15She also brought up a text message that Mackenzie sent her after the crash

00:26:19where Mackenzie said,

00:26:21I remember turning onto the street and then my vision fades to black.

00:26:25It really kills me not being able to remember anything.

00:26:29I promise you I would tell you.

00:26:31I've been asking my therapist why I don't remember and she said it's because of trauma,

00:26:35but I'm going to try to get hypnotized and make myself remember.

00:26:40Then, Dominic's older brother, Angelo Russo, took his turn.

00:26:44The raw emotion in his voice said it all.

00:26:47He talked about how Mackenzie and his brother were constantly on and off again,

00:26:51saying,

00:26:52I witnessed a lot of negative behavior from her to my brother,

00:26:55and that just kind of pushed me away as a big brother figure because she just wasn't fair to him.

00:27:00One of Dominic's friends, Christopher Hench Martin, was also called to the stand to testify.

00:27:06This was to testify about an incident between Mackenzie and Dominic in a heated fight where she threatened him.

00:27:13According to court documents, on July 17, 2022, approximately two weeks before the deadly crash,

00:27:20Mackenzie was driving her vehicle on Interstate 71 with victim Dominic Russo as the passenger

00:27:26when she threatened to immediately crash the vehicle.

00:27:30Mackenzie was upset over a disagreement between the two of them,

00:27:33which resulted in Dominic seeking the help of his mother, Christine Russo,

00:27:37through a phone call asking her to come and pick him up.

00:27:40Dominic's friend, Christopher Hench Martin, went to pick up Dominic

00:27:43and remained on the phone with Dominic during the incident.

00:27:46While on the phone, he heard Mackenzie state,

00:27:49I will crash this car right now.

00:27:53Mackenzie exited the highway onto Route 82 between Pearl Road and Bagley Road.

00:27:58As the friend pulled up to get Dominic and Mackenzie's car pulled over to the side of the road,

00:28:03the passenger door opened and the friend observed Mackenzie striking Dominic with both of her hands.

00:28:09Dominic then exited the vehicle and left with his friend.

00:28:13The prosecution also brought up another incident in July of 2022 between Mackenzie and Dominic.

00:28:18According to court documents, in July of 2022, within the same month as the deadly crash,

00:28:24Mackenzie again made multiple threats toward Dominic.

00:28:28Videos recovered from Dominic's cell phone revealed the altercation involving Mackenzie,

00:28:33where she can be heard repeatedly degrading Dominic, threatening him and damaging his property.

00:28:39It is understood from the videos that Dominic was not comfortable letting Mackenzie inside of his home

00:28:44at the time, and he made multiple attempts to reason with Mackenzie,

00:28:48to calm the defendant down and communicate with the defendant in a better manner.

00:28:53Mackenzie refused these attempts and can be heard banging on Dominic's house door,

00:28:58demanding to be let inside.

00:29:00Mackenzie called Dominic a multitude of degrading and highly inappropriate names.

00:29:05Despite Dominic's efforts trying to reason with Mackenzie,

00:29:09she refused to listen and continued her erratic behavior.

00:29:13Exceedingly important are the threats made by Mackenzie to Dominic throughout the incident.

00:29:18She threatened to key Dominic's car if he would not let her in,

00:29:22and she verbally counted down multiple times in an attempt to force Dominic to let her in.

00:29:27She repeatedly told Dominic that this was his last chance to let her in,

00:29:31and she stated, and I quote,

00:29:33You're going to come open this door right now,

00:29:36or there's going to be a serious f***ing problem.

00:29:39She threatened to break the handle off the door,

00:29:42and can be heard hitting and damaging the door as well.

00:29:45Mackenzie stated, and I quote,

00:29:52Dominic then had to call his mom for help and stopped recording.

00:29:55Now that phone call that I just described has actually been made public.

00:30:00The original call was about nine minutes long,

00:30:03but honestly, it doesn't really take the full nine minutes to see that Mackenzie was threatening him.

00:30:09She was antagonizing him.

00:30:11But I forgot.

00:30:12Mackenzie, you broke up with me earlier.

00:30:14Because you are a little f***ing weak bitch.

00:30:16You broke up with me earlier.

00:30:18You really broke up with me earlier.

00:30:19This is your last chance to open the door,

00:30:22or you are not coming out of this house all night,

00:30:25because I will not leave.

00:30:26You literally broke up with me earlier.

00:30:31What is the point you're trying to...

00:30:32You broke up with me earlier.

00:30:35No, no, I didn't.

00:30:36I didn't.

00:30:37I didn't.

00:30:38You said what not to do.

00:30:39You really said that shit.

00:30:40You really broke up with me earlier.

00:30:41What are you trying to make?

00:30:43Why would I just let you in my hand if you break up with me,

00:30:46and you don't need to break my s***?

00:30:47If I need to key my car,

00:30:49if I need to break the door,

00:30:52you're going to key my car if I don't let you.

00:30:56Tom, if you do not open...

00:30:58Like, you think I'm joking.

00:30:59You think I'm joking.

00:31:00You think I'm joking.

00:31:01Like, I'm dead-ass.

00:31:04What?

00:31:04What are you dead-ass about?

00:31:07Okay, I'm going to give you one last chance to open the door.

00:31:18Kenzie, I can't open the door.

00:31:20I can't sleep here on fire.

00:31:21Like, we're going to go to dinner

00:31:22to fucking see my grandparents.

00:31:24Like, I can't sleep.

00:31:26Don't open the door.

00:31:27I'm going to let you know that right now.

00:31:29And then what?

00:31:30What would happen?

00:31:31What are you trying to say?

00:31:33You're not coming to dinner.

00:31:34You're not going to dinner.

00:31:38What do you mean?

00:31:40You know exactly what I mean.

00:31:42You don't know exactly what I mean.

00:31:43You're going to come open this door right now

00:31:45or there's going to be a serious problem.

00:31:50I can't know.

00:31:51Like, you can't keep making all your starts.

00:31:54Like, I can't open the door.

00:31:55Now, you're out of a place that you say is my home.

00:31:57Kenzie, I didn't kick you out.

00:31:58You took all your shit and did.

00:32:00You said we were done.

00:32:03You did not say we are done.

00:32:05Dom?

00:32:06Okay, ready?

00:32:07I'm going to count to 10.

00:32:08The door is going to open, okay?

00:32:10You're going to open the door

00:32:11and stop hiding behind the door

00:32:12like a little fucking bitch.

00:32:14If you hang up on me, we're done.

00:32:15I'm leaving.

00:32:17Kenzie, there's nothing I can do.

00:32:19Like, I can't...

00:32:20Where is?

00:32:20Stop being a little bitch.

00:32:21I can't let you in my house

00:32:22with how you're acting.

00:32:24Like, it's as simple as that.

00:32:25Like, there's no way...

00:32:26Like, there's no way I should.

00:32:27Like...

00:32:28I'm just going to break the handle off.

00:32:29Huh?

00:32:30I'm just going to break the handle off.

00:32:31It's already moving.

00:32:34You can break the lock.

00:32:36Like, you're really going to break into my house?

00:32:38Yes, I will.

00:32:39I will break into my house.

00:32:40You're right.

00:32:41I will break into it.

00:32:42Just...

00:32:42It's not...

00:32:43Not your house.

00:32:44My house.

00:32:45Hold on.

00:32:46Dom, now open the door.

00:32:47Now open the door.

00:32:51You have 30 seconds left on the phone call

00:32:53to open the door.

00:32:54We're done.

00:32:54So if you're wondering how all of these prior acts

00:32:57were able to be brought into trial in the first place,

00:33:01since it's technically 404B evidence,

00:33:03it's because the prosecution filed motions to allow it in,

00:33:07saying that it went to Mackenzie's motive.

00:33:09According to court documents,

00:33:11the prosecution believed Mackenzie's past threats

00:33:14and aggression toward Dominic

00:33:15provided an important perspective

00:33:18of how Mackenzie responds in situations

00:33:21where she is displeased

00:33:23or in disagreement with others.

00:33:25Further, the evidence shows

00:33:27that she was aware of her ability

00:33:29to cause harm to the victims,

00:33:31especially by means of her own vehicle,

00:33:33and how she could use the power of threats

00:33:36and control to ultimately reach the outcome

00:33:39that she desired.

00:33:40The other acts evidence confirms

00:33:42that there was no mistake or accident

00:33:44in deliberately crashing her car

00:33:46and ending the lives of the victims.

00:33:48Dr. Esther Steng,

00:33:49a Metro Health System trauma surgeon

00:33:51who worked on Mackenzie's medical report,

00:33:54was also a witness in the trial.

00:33:56She told the court that Mackenzie told their team

00:33:59at the hospital

00:33:59that she did not remember what led to the crash.

00:34:02The prosecution also asked the surgeon

00:34:04to read part of the medical report.

00:34:07She said, and I quote,

00:34:08patient then became tearful,

00:34:11processing heavy loss and a depression

00:34:13since her accident.

00:34:14Patient shared feelings of grief, guilt, and shame.

00:34:18Patient stated she wanted to die

00:34:20and that it was her fault for killing her boyfriend.

00:34:23One of the prosecution's theories

00:34:25was that Mackenzie was afraid

00:34:27that Dominic might break up with her

00:34:29or really leave her.

00:34:30So instead, she decided to kill him with her car

00:34:33like she had threatened to do in the past.

00:34:36And poor Davion,

00:34:37who was just innocently trying to get a ride home,

00:34:40was collateral damage.

00:34:42And Mackenzie didn't even care if he died too.

00:34:45However, some people who were at the same party

00:34:48before the crash didn't recall anything crazy going on

00:34:51between Dominic or Mackenzie that night.

00:34:54So either something must have happened in the car

00:34:56or she planned on going through with it that night anyway.

00:35:00But the prosecution had even more damning evidence

00:35:03to prove this was in fact a premeditated planned murder.

00:35:07Because there was evidence that Mackenzie

00:35:09had been to that area of the crash

00:35:11just three days beforehand.

00:35:12And they showed the courtroom data

00:35:14of her cell phone being in that vicinity.

00:35:17They suggested this as proof

00:35:19that she was familiar with the scene

00:35:21before the day of the crash

00:35:22and believe that this was her attempt

00:35:24to scope out the area and come up with a plan.

00:35:27It was also brought up

00:35:28that maybe Mackenzie was trying to kill herself

00:35:31along with Dominic and Davion in the car,

00:35:33but just happened to survive.

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00:38:49However, McKenzie's attorney said

00:38:51that she was not suicidal in any way.

00:38:54McKenzie's mother took the stand near the end of the trial.

00:38:57She had a very different angle

00:38:59on what might have caused that tragic crash.

00:39:01She said that McKenzie has a condition called POTS,

00:39:05pastoral orthostatic tachycardia syndrome,

00:39:08a condition which causes dizziness.

00:39:11When the connection between the crash

00:39:13and McKenzie's condition was brought up,

00:39:15her mom said that it could be.

00:39:17McKenzie's aunt also testified

00:39:19with a much different story

00:39:20of what McKenzie and Dominic's relationship was like.

00:39:23She believed that the two were honestly

00:39:25head over heels for each other,

00:39:27despite all of the rumors

00:39:28and talk about them having a rocky relationship.

00:39:31Many people felt that McKenzie's mother's testimony

00:39:34was another example of her mom

00:39:36trying to excuse her daughter's bad behavior.

00:39:39Sharila is also facing charges of felonious assault

00:39:42and aggravated vehicular homicide.

00:39:45The judge says she'll deliver a verdict

00:39:47on Monday at 1 p.m.

00:39:48And then the verdict was in.

00:39:50There is nothing that I can do or say today

00:39:54that will return these two young men to their families.

00:39:57There is nothing I can say or do

00:40:00to restore McKenzie Sharila to the life she had

00:40:04before July 31st, 2022.

00:40:07And there is nothing that I can say or do

00:40:10to restore the lives of these three families

00:40:13before the fateful moments on that day.

00:40:18This trial is a culmination of decisions

00:40:20made by one person to defend them.

00:40:24Those decisions have forever altered

00:40:26the futures of three families

00:40:28and of you also, McKenzie.

00:40:31And your decisions forever rob Dominic

00:40:33and Davion of the futures that they had before now.

00:40:37If there is one thing that can be taken away

00:40:40from this case, as painful as it is,

00:40:43is this.

00:40:43Every decision we make is important.

00:40:47Every action we make is important.

00:40:50Regardless of whether the decision

00:40:52is a good one or a bad one,

00:40:54or the actions are good or not,

00:40:56the result is the same.

00:40:58The consequences ripple through time

00:41:01and affect many more people

00:41:03than one might think

00:41:04at the time of the decision.

00:41:06In criminal cases,

00:41:08the state carries the greatest burden

00:41:10under our law,

00:41:11proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

00:41:13As I previously stated,

00:41:15I considered all the evidence presented,

00:41:18and at this point,

00:41:19I would like to comment specifically

00:41:20on Exhibit 802,

00:41:22the crash video.

00:41:24This is the type of evidence

00:41:26you can never unsee.

00:41:28You can never forget

00:41:29the visual or audio of this exhibit,

00:41:32which is chilling and tragic.

00:41:34As you review that exhibit,

00:41:37you know that you are watching

00:41:38the oncoming deaths of two people,

00:41:41and there is nothing that will stop it.

00:41:43The video clearly shows

00:41:45the purpose and intent of the defendant.

00:41:48She chose a course of death

00:41:50and destruction that day.

00:41:53Exhibit 802 crystallizes

00:41:55the dandy decision-making

00:41:57of the defendant.

00:41:58She morphs from a responsible driver

00:42:01to literal hell on wheels

00:42:03as she makes her way down the street.

00:42:06Mackenzie alone made the decision

00:42:08to drive her car,

00:42:09to drive an obscure route,

00:42:11a route she visited a few days before,

00:42:14and a route not personally taken by phone.

00:42:17Mackenzie alone chose the time

00:42:19to make the drive early in the morning

00:42:21when any reasonable person

00:42:22would expect that few people

00:42:24would be nearby to witness it

00:42:25or offer life-saving assistance.

00:42:28She made these decisions

00:42:30despite knowing,

00:42:31as any reasonable person would,

00:42:33that her mission of death

00:42:34could have involved others,

00:42:36not even in the bar with her,

00:42:38other people, other bars, pedestrians.

00:42:41She had a mission,

00:42:42and she executed it with precision.

00:42:45The mission was death.

00:42:47Mackenzie alone,

00:42:48decided to push the pedal to the floor

00:42:51and demand the ultimate speed

00:42:52of that vehicle

00:42:53to 90 to 100 miles per hour.

00:42:56She alone decided what was to be.

00:43:00Mackenzie decided death

00:43:01was the ultimate goal that day.

00:43:03Fines of defendant Mackenzie Sherrill

00:43:05guilty of murder

00:43:06to win Davion Flanagan

00:43:08in annihilation of a hard-wise code

00:43:10section 2903.02A

00:43:13construction counseling indictment.

00:43:17Count 3, murder.

00:43:19The court, having had count 3

00:43:21tried to and pursuant to waiver,

00:43:23finds the defendant Mackenzie Sherrill

00:43:24guilty of murder

00:43:25to win Dominic Russo

00:43:27in violation of a hard-wise code

00:43:29section 2903.02B

00:43:32as charged from count 3.

00:43:34Count 4, murder.

00:43:36The court, having had count 4

00:43:38tried to and pursuant to waiver,

00:43:40finds the defendant Mackenzie Sherrill

00:43:42guilty of murder

00:43:43to win Dominic Russo

00:43:45in violation of a hard-wise code

00:43:47section 2903.02B

00:43:50as charged from count 4.

00:43:52Count 5, felonious assault.

00:43:55The court, having had count 5

00:43:57tried to and pursuant to waiver,

00:43:59finds the defendant Mackenzie Sherrill

00:44:01guilty of felonious assault

00:44:03to win Dominic Russo

00:44:04in violation of a hard-wise code

00:44:06section 2903.11

00:44:10of the revised code

00:44:11is charged in count 5

00:44:13of the indictment.

00:44:14Count 6, felonious assault.

00:44:16Mackenzie was found guilty

00:44:18on all counts.

00:44:19In the video,

00:44:20you can see Mackenzie's family

00:44:21seated in the front row

00:44:22behind her,

00:44:23visibly upset and shocked.

00:44:25As Mackenzie was leaving

00:44:26the courtroom,

00:44:27you could hear her family

00:44:28speaking loudly

00:44:29to talk to her.

00:44:30Love you, baby.

00:44:32Love you.

00:44:33Let's go to that.

00:44:36At Mackenzie's sentencing,

00:44:37the judge heard a victim

00:44:39impact statements

00:44:40from the victim's family.

00:44:42Your Honor,

00:44:43my name is Janie Flanagan.

00:44:45I am the mother

00:44:46of the victim,

00:44:47Davion Flanagan.

00:44:48I want to share

00:44:50a small part

00:44:51of what we lost

00:44:52on 7-21,

00:44:53I'm sorry,

00:44:547-31-22.

00:44:56My son, Davion,

00:44:58is and always will be

00:45:00so much more than part of him.

00:45:02He was precious.

00:45:04He was an amazing soul

00:45:05without our goal.

00:45:08He gave to the world

00:45:09what he wanted most

00:45:11in his own life,

00:45:13love.

00:45:14The kind of love

00:45:15that would rescue a friend

00:45:17in the middle of the night,

00:45:18no questions asked.

00:45:20The kind that would

00:45:21protect others

00:45:22and honor them.

00:45:23He made friends easily

00:45:25with his infectious smile.

00:45:27He was a gifted athlete.

00:45:29He had plans

00:45:30to go to barber school

00:45:31and open his own shop.

00:45:34My son did not

00:45:35have a clique of friends,

00:45:36but instead

00:45:37was a friend to all.

00:45:39He would go out

00:45:40of his way

00:45:41to show love

00:45:42and kindness

00:45:42to others,

00:45:43including those

00:45:44that were often

00:45:45cast aside

00:45:46by society.

00:45:47The less fortunate

00:45:48the developmentally challenged,

00:45:50the hurting,

00:45:51and the unvalued.

00:45:52Davion made sure

00:45:54that everyone

00:45:55that crossed his path

00:45:56knew that he truly

00:45:58saw them,

00:45:59that he valued them,

00:46:00and that they were

00:46:02worth his time.

00:46:05Davion and my kids

00:46:06have had more

00:46:07than their fair share

00:46:08of heartbreak,

00:46:10of hardship,

00:46:11and of loss.

00:46:13Davion was adopted

00:46:14with his sisters

00:46:16from foster care.

00:46:17They're biological siblings.

00:46:20We are honored

00:46:21to be chosen

00:46:22or to have been chosen

00:46:24to be the parents

00:46:25of their forever family.

00:46:28I am devastated

00:46:30by the loss

00:46:31of Davion.

00:46:32The world lost

00:46:33a truly special man.

00:46:35My girls lost

00:46:37their best friend,

00:46:39their protector,

00:46:41the one and only

00:46:42trusted family

00:46:43that has been

00:46:44by their side

00:46:44from Davion.

00:46:47This alone,

00:46:48or he alone,

00:46:50understands the pain

00:46:51and loss

00:46:52that they have

00:46:53gone through

00:46:53and was always

00:46:54there for them.

00:46:55This fact alone

00:46:56breaks my heart

00:46:58for my girls,

00:46:59for my family.

00:47:01So many dreams

00:47:02shattered,

00:47:02a future stolen.

00:47:05We will never

00:47:06get to see

00:47:06the amazing man

00:47:07that he was

00:47:08surely to come.

00:47:11He,

00:47:12his life

00:47:13was precious.

00:47:14Like I said,

00:47:14he was so much

00:47:15more than karma.

00:47:17I pray

00:47:18daily for strength

00:47:19and perseverance

00:47:20for myself

00:47:21and for my family.

00:47:23I also pray

00:47:25that Mackenzie

00:47:26will find

00:47:27true ennors

00:47:27in her heart

00:47:28and true repentance.

00:47:30We thank all

00:47:31of those

00:47:31that worked so hard

00:47:32to help us

00:47:33bring justice

00:47:33for our son.

00:47:35We are forever thankful.

00:47:36Davion,

00:47:37we miss you terribly,

00:47:38but as Christians,

00:47:40we grieve with hope.

00:47:41We will make sure

00:47:42your memory

00:47:42lives on

00:47:43and we ache

00:47:44for the day

00:47:45that we are united

00:47:46to get into

00:47:47and we'll make sure

00:47:47we'll be in there.

00:47:55Hello,

00:47:55could you start

00:47:56with your name?

00:47:57Hi, Your Honor,

00:47:57my name is

00:47:58Devion Flanagan.

00:48:00Davion was my

00:48:01older brother.

00:48:02The passing

00:48:03to Davion Markel

00:48:04Flanagan

00:48:04has been very difficult

00:48:05for me.

00:48:06We have gone through

00:48:07everything together

00:48:08since day one.

00:48:10Davion was a big brother

00:48:11to me

00:48:11and my younger

00:48:12to Liam.

00:48:13We all got

00:48:14adopted together

00:48:15and he was well.

00:48:17After Davion

00:48:18passed away,

00:48:19a lot of trauma

00:48:19and past pain

00:48:20has came into my life.

00:48:22I was meant to be

00:48:23difficult to feel

00:48:24from this trauma

00:48:24or this traumatic event.

00:48:27Davion was not

00:48:27just a big brother

00:48:28to me

00:48:28but it will allow

00:48:29me in many ways.

00:48:32He was a person

00:48:33who trusted the most

00:48:34because he made me

00:48:35go safe.

00:48:37He taught me

00:48:37the importance

00:48:37of charity

00:48:38and enjoying life.

00:48:41The memories

00:48:41we have

00:48:42are strong

00:48:43but we can

00:48:44tell me

00:48:45the value

00:48:45of life.

00:48:46just how God

00:48:48works the ways

00:48:48you can't understand

00:48:49but it's worth it

00:48:50in the end.

00:48:51I don't want

00:48:52this pain

00:48:53for anyone else.

00:48:54I don't want

00:48:54people to have

00:48:55to go through this.

00:48:56As an 18-year-old,

00:48:57I hate the fact

00:48:58that he is gone

00:48:59because someone

00:49:01decided to take

00:49:02what you like.

00:49:03Now that Davion

00:49:04is gone,

00:49:04I feel stuck.

00:49:06I feel as if

00:49:06I can't move forward.

00:49:08I feel lost.

00:49:10He was the one

00:49:11who picked me up

00:49:12and I felt

00:49:13who was my best

00:49:14friend

00:49:14and the only

00:49:15person that

00:49:16has stayed

00:49:16with me

00:49:16since I was born.

00:49:18I would like

00:49:20me to give

00:49:20the cure

00:49:21to the longest

00:49:21possible

00:49:22still to him.

00:49:23I've known her

00:49:24for about

00:49:24three years

00:49:25and she's always

00:49:27taken the easy

00:49:28way out.

00:49:29We'll be eligible

00:49:30for full

00:49:30while we're

00:49:31middle of

00:49:32without a driver.

00:49:33Thank you,

00:49:34Your Honor.

00:49:36Christine,

00:49:36who's

00:49:41No one wanted

00:49:43this to be

00:49:43murdered.

00:49:45Murdered permission

00:49:46Mackenzie

00:49:47Shirella

00:49:47for this

00:49:48accident.

00:49:49But this

00:49:50was not

00:49:50a car accident.

00:49:52The evidence

00:49:53on the

00:49:53side

00:49:53being proved

00:49:55that Mackenzie

00:49:56Shirella

00:49:56murdered my

00:49:57son,

00:49:57Dominic,

00:49:58as well as Davion.

00:50:00There's no

00:50:01fix

00:50:02for them

00:50:02in this

00:50:03case

00:50:03as the

00:50:04Shirellas

00:50:05would like

00:50:05it would

00:50:05require

00:50:06to kill

00:50:06them.

00:50:07I want to

00:50:08thank

00:50:08the

00:50:09Postal

00:50:09Police

00:50:09Department

00:50:10in the

00:50:10state of

00:50:11Ohio

00:50:11for seeking

00:50:12the truth

00:50:13behind this

00:50:13crash.

00:50:14Thanks to

00:50:15them,

00:50:15we all

00:50:16know what

00:50:16happened

00:50:17in that

00:50:17car

00:50:17that

00:50:18day.

00:50:19What we

00:50:19don't know

00:50:20is why.

00:50:21I wish

00:50:22I could

00:50:22change

00:50:22this

00:50:23every day.

00:50:24I lost

00:50:24three children

00:50:26in that

00:50:27crash.

00:50:29A minute

00:50:30goes by

00:50:30each day

00:50:31that I don't

00:50:31think

00:50:31about

00:50:32myself.

00:50:33It was

00:50:33Davion.

00:50:34My

00:50:34house

00:50:35brother

00:50:35broken.

00:50:38The

00:50:39cries

00:50:40heard

00:50:41from the

00:50:42straw

00:50:42family

00:50:42and

00:50:43frowns

00:50:43kept

00:50:43the

00:50:44verdict

00:50:45are

00:50:46nothing

00:50:46more

00:50:46than

00:50:47lack

00:50:47of

00:50:47remorse.

00:50:49Mackenzie

00:50:50showed

00:50:50a better

00:50:50choice.

00:50:52Dom and

00:50:52Davion

00:50:52didn't

00:50:53run out.

00:50:54We are

00:50:55all left

00:50:55here

00:50:56warm.

00:50:59but what

00:51:00they've

00:51:00done

00:51:01and

00:51:01can

00:51:01Davion

00:51:02lost

00:51:02cannot

00:51:03be

00:51:04remedied

00:51:04in

00:51:05any

00:51:05way

00:51:06or by

00:51:08any

00:51:08particular

00:51:08sentence.

00:51:0922

00:51:1331st

00:51:132022

00:51:14called

00:51:15because

00:51:15his

00:51:16mother

00:51:16was

00:51:17hysterical

00:51:17and

00:51:18with

00:51:18my

00:51:18son

00:51:18and

00:51:18made

00:51:18that

00:51:21I

00:51:21didn't

00:51:21look at

00:51:21the

00:51:22house

00:51:22ago.

00:51:23And the

00:51:23first thing

00:51:24he said

00:51:24to me

00:51:24was

00:51:26oh please

00:51:27don't

00:51:27listen to

00:51:27what

00:51:28everyone's

00:51:28saying

00:51:28on the

00:51:29Facebook.

00:51:32My

00:51:35son is

00:51:35dead.

00:51:36Friend

00:51:37is

00:51:37dead.

00:51:38Check

00:51:38them

00:51:39and

00:51:39watch

00:51:39social

00:51:41media

00:51:41listen

00:51:42with

00:51:42heart.

00:51:43Social

00:51:44media

00:51:44may

00:51:45gain

00:51:45by the

00:51:46life

00:51:46of

00:51:47McCarthy

00:51:47and

00:51:48may

00:51:48gain

00:51:49by

00:51:49this

00:51:49brokerage

00:51:50infragility.

00:51:51Nobody can

00:51:52imagine

00:51:52the pain

00:51:53of losing

00:51:54a child

00:51:54unless

00:51:55they've

00:51:55lost one

00:51:56themselves.

00:51:57The pain

00:51:57is

00:51:57forever

00:51:58more.

00:51:59Time

00:51:59does not

00:52:00heal

00:52:00this

00:52:00wound.

00:52:02McKenzie

00:52:02took

00:52:04him

00:52:04to prison

00:52:04because

00:52:05you did

00:52:05this.

00:52:07Be

00:52:07thankful

00:52:08that you're

00:52:08still alive

00:52:09and in the

00:52:09future

00:52:10whatever that

00:52:10may be.

00:52:12Dom and

00:52:12Davion

00:52:12were robbed

00:52:13of their

00:52:14futures.

00:52:15Her

00:52:15hopes

00:52:16and their

00:52:16dreams.

00:52:19Has he

00:52:20showed no

00:52:20mercy

00:52:20on

00:52:21Don

00:52:21Lincoln

00:52:22or

00:52:22the

00:52:22she

00:52:23on

00:52:23Davion

00:52:24only

00:52:25got

00:52:25at this

00:52:25time

00:52:26in

00:52:26mercy

00:52:26on

00:52:27her

00:52:27soul.

00:52:27Thank

00:52:28you.

00:52:29To hear

00:52:30their

00:52:30pain

00:52:30is so

00:52:31unbelievably

00:52:31heartbreaking

00:52:32and

00:52:33just

00:52:33unimaginable.

00:52:35When I

00:52:35was

00:52:36researching

00:52:36this

00:52:36case,

00:52:37I

00:52:37found

00:52:37a

00:52:37GoFundMe

00:52:38for

00:52:38Dominic's

00:52:39gravesite.

00:52:39The

00:52:40GoFundMe

00:52:40was from

00:52:41his

00:52:41sister

00:52:41and it

00:52:42read,

00:52:43Hi

00:52:43everyone,

00:52:43I'm

00:52:43Dominic's

00:52:44oldest

00:52:44sister.

00:52:45Dom

00:52:46tragically

00:52:46passed

00:52:47away

00:52:47on July

00:52:4731st,

00:52:482022.

00:52:49He

00:52:50was

00:52:5020

00:52:50years

00:52:51old

00:52:51and

00:52:51our

00:52:51hearts

00:52:52were

00:52:52left

00:52:52shattered

00:52:53to

00:52:53pieces.

00:52:54Since

00:52:55then,

00:52:55myself,

00:52:56my

00:52:56sister,

00:52:56and mom

00:52:57find

00:52:57comfort

00:52:58in keeping

00:52:58his

00:52:59gravesite

00:52:59a

00:52:59sight to

00:53:00see

00:53:00for

00:53:00everyone

00:53:00to

00:53:01come

00:53:05the

00:53:05dirt

00:53:05after

00:53:06his

00:53:06burial

00:53:06and

00:53:07it

00:53:07blossomed

00:53:08into

00:53:08this

00:53:08beautiful

00:53:08memorial

00:53:09site

00:53:09that

00:53:10keeps

00:53:10us

00:53:10working

00:53:11together

00:53:11in

00:53:11honor

00:53:12of

00:53:12Dom.

00:53:12My

00:53:13mom

00:53:13tends

00:53:13to

00:53:13it

00:53:14every

00:53:14day

00:53:14for

00:53:14hours,

00:53:15whether

00:53:15it's

00:53:16printing

00:53:16pictures

00:53:16for

00:53:17everyone

00:53:17to

00:53:17look

00:53:17at,

00:53:18adding

00:53:18solar

00:53:18lights,

00:53:19adding

00:53:19decorations,

00:53:20keeping

00:53:20up the

00:53:21landscaping

00:53:21around

00:53:22it,

00:53:22adding

00:53:23and

00:53:23exchanging

00:53:23hundreds

00:53:24of

00:53:24flowers,

00:53:25laminating

00:53:25letters

00:53:26and

00:53:26pictures,

00:53:27finding

00:53:27trinkets

00:53:28to

00:53:28add

00:53:28to

00:53:28it,

00:53:29or

00:53:29beautiful

00:53:35brother

00:53:35and

00:53:35son.

00:53:36Friends

00:53:36and

00:53:37family

00:53:37leave

00:53:37memorabilia,

00:53:38notes,

00:53:39pictures,

00:53:39things like

00:53:40that that

00:53:40remind them

00:53:41of

00:53:41Dom.

00:53:41Somehow

00:53:42yesterday,

00:53:43his grave

00:53:43was set

00:53:44on fire

00:53:45and

00:53:45everything

00:53:46burned

00:53:46to the

00:53:46ground.

00:53:47Nothing

00:53:48was salvageable

00:53:48except

00:53:49a cement

00:53:50cross.

00:53:50Most

00:53:51of the

00:53:51items

00:53:51were

00:53:52irreplaceable,

00:53:53such as

00:53:53flowers and

00:53:54ribbon from

00:53:54his funeral,

00:53:55letters from

00:53:55his nieces

00:53:56and nephews

00:53:56and friends

00:53:57and siblings

00:53:57and parents,

00:53:59stuffed

00:53:59animals,

00:53:59things that

00:54:00can't be

00:54:00replaced.

00:54:01The

00:54:02items cost

00:54:02us

00:54:03thousands

00:54:03of dollars

00:54:04and will

00:54:04cost

00:54:05thousands

00:54:05to

00:54:06replace.

00:54:06Most

00:54:07items

00:54:07were

00:54:08very

00:54:08expensive.

00:54:09We

00:54:10spent

00:54:10on

00:54:10the

00:54:10flowers

00:54:10alone

00:54:11originally

00:54:11around

00:54:12$1,200.

00:54:13Each

00:54:14solar light

00:54:14decoration

00:54:15can range

00:54:16up to

00:54:16$50

00:54:16a piece.

00:54:17We

00:54:18are asking

00:54:18for any

00:54:19donations

00:54:19from

00:54:20friends

00:54:20and

00:54:20family

00:54:21so

00:54:21that

00:54:21we

00:54:21can

00:54:22get

00:54:22his

00:54:22gravesite

00:54:23back

00:54:23to

00:54:23how

00:54:23it

00:54:23was

00:54:24and

00:54:24before

00:54:25July

00:54:2531st

00:54:26of

00:54:26this

00:54:26year

00:54:26which

00:54:27marks

00:54:27his

00:54:27one

00:54:27year

00:54:27anniversary.

00:54:29Dom's

00:54:29grave

00:54:30means

00:54:30so

00:54:30much

00:54:31to

00:54:31us.

00:54:31Words

00:54:32can't

00:54:32explain.

00:54:37Since

00:54:38then

00:54:39the

00:54:39GoFundMe

00:54:40has been

00:54:40updated

00:54:41stating

00:54:41quote

00:54:42Hi

00:54:42everybody

00:54:43just

00:54:43wanted

00:54:44to

00:54:44say

00:54:44thank

00:54:44you

00:54:44for

00:54:45all

00:54:45of

00:54:45your

00:54:45generous

00:54:45donations.

00:54:46We

00:54:47were

00:54:47able

00:54:47to

00:54:47recreate

00:54:48Dom's

00:54:49grave

00:54:49beautifully.

00:54:50Any

00:54:50further

00:54:50donations

00:54:51will

00:54:51go to

00:54:52purchasing

00:54:52updated

00:54:53memorial

00:54:53items

00:54:54such as

00:54:54flowers

00:54:55etc.

00:54:56in the

00:54:56future.

00:54:57Thanks

00:54:57again.

00:54:58We

00:54:58love

00:54:58you

00:54:58so

00:54:59much

00:54:59Dom.

00:54:59So

00:55:00when

00:55:00it

00:55:00came

00:55:00to

00:55:00sentencing

00:55:01the

00:55:01state

00:55:02gave

00:55:02their

00:55:02recommendations

00:55:03for

00:55:03sentencing

00:55:04and

00:55:04reasoning.

00:55:05There

00:55:06are

00:55:06there's

00:55:06very

00:55:06little

00:55:07that

00:55:07I

00:55:07can

00:55:07say

00:55:08after

00:55:09hearing

00:55:09from

00:55:09those

00:55:10who

00:55:10love

00:55:10Dominic

00:55:11and

00:55:11Davion

00:55:12in

00:55:13regards

00:55:13to

00:55:14the

00:55:14impact

00:55:14that

00:55:14the

00:55:14defendant's

00:55:15conduct

00:55:15had

00:55:16on

00:55:16these

00:55:17families

00:55:17lives.

00:55:18And

00:55:19we

00:55:19have

00:55:19received

00:55:20a

00:55:21series

00:55:21of

00:55:21letters

00:55:21that

00:55:22has

00:55:22been

00:55:22submitted

00:55:22on

00:55:22behalf

00:55:23of

00:55:23the

00:55:23defendant.

00:55:24And

00:55:24in

00:55:25summarizing

00:55:26these

00:55:26they

00:55:26described

00:55:27her

00:55:27as

00:55:27a

00:55:28good

00:55:28student

00:55:28and

00:55:29a

00:55:29loving

00:55:30and

00:55:30caring

00:55:30person

00:55:33and

00:55:33that

00:55:33she

00:55:33could

00:55:34never

00:55:34do

00:55:34something

00:55:34like

00:55:35this.

00:55:35And

00:55:35they

00:55:35continually

00:55:36despite

00:55:37the

00:55:37verdict

00:55:38refer to

00:55:39this as

00:55:39an

00:55:40accident

00:55:40and

00:55:40an

00:55:40unfortunate

00:55:41accident

00:55:41and

00:55:42tell

00:55:42you

00:55:42that

00:55:42she

00:55:43is

00:55:43also

00:55:43a

00:55:43victim.

00:55:44And

00:55:46there

00:55:46are

00:55:47just

00:55:47a

00:55:47few

00:55:47things

00:55:47that

00:55:48I

00:55:48think

00:55:48is

00:55:48important

00:55:48for

00:55:49the

00:55:49court

00:55:49to

00:55:49consider

00:55:50in

00:55:50determining

00:55:51a

00:55:51sentence

00:55:52today.

00:55:54Part

00:55:55of the

00:55:55evidence

00:55:56in this

00:55:56case

00:55:56and

00:55:57introduced

00:55:57in

00:55:57trial

00:55:58was

00:55:59evidence

00:55:59from

00:55:59the

00:55:59defendant's

00:56:00cell

00:56:00phone.

00:56:01There

00:56:01were

00:56:01search

00:56:01warrants

00:56:01executed

00:56:02on

00:56:02her

00:56:02various

00:56:03social

00:56:03media

00:56:04accounts,

00:56:04her

00:56:05school

00:56:05records,

00:56:06her

00:56:06medical

00:56:06records,

00:56:07things

00:56:07of this

00:56:08nature.

00:56:08And

00:56:09I

00:56:09think

00:56:10that

00:56:10who

00:56:11she

00:56:11actually

00:56:11was

00:56:12is

00:56:12directly

00:56:14contradictory

00:56:15to

00:56:15what

00:56:15is

00:56:15painted

00:56:16by

00:56:16the

00:56:16letter

00:56:16submitted

00:56:17on

00:56:17behalf

00:56:17of

00:56:17her

00:56:18today.

00:56:19I'm not

00:56:19even

00:56:19cool.

00:56:20I'm just

00:56:20one of

00:56:20those

00:56:20girls

00:56:21that

00:56:21can do

00:56:21a lot

00:56:21of

00:56:21drugs

00:56:22and

00:56:22not

00:56:22die.

00:56:37I'm the

00:56:41kind of

00:56:42girl that

00:56:42can do

00:56:43drugs

00:56:43and

00:56:43like

00:56:44not

00:56:44die.

00:56:44I'm

00:56:45the

00:56:45girl

00:56:45you

00:56:46die

00:56:46for.

00:56:46Both

00:56:47of

00:56:47those

00:56:47videos

00:56:48were

00:56:48posted

00:56:49on

00:56:49her

00:56:49TikTok.

00:56:52Shortly

00:56:52after

00:56:53the

00:56:54crash,

00:56:56Strongsville

00:56:57police were

00:56:57notified that

00:56:58they had

00:56:58received

00:56:59concerning

00:57:01emails from

00:57:01the community

00:57:02that the

00:57:03defendant

00:57:03and her

00:57:04mother were

00:57:04seeking

00:57:05employment

00:57:05with the

00:57:05Los Angeles

00:57:06modeling

00:57:07agency.

00:57:08Kenzie

00:57:09Sherrilla

00:57:09said

00:57:10to

00:57:11Vitaly,

00:57:11thank you

00:57:12for the comment.

00:57:13I would love to work

00:57:14with you guys.

00:57:14I've been emailing you guys a lot.

00:57:16Such a great opportunity.

00:57:18Is there a date?

00:57:19There is not a date on this,

00:57:20your honor.

00:57:21Based on the investigation,

00:57:24it was delivered to the police

00:57:26while the defendant was still in the Metro Health Hospital.

00:57:30So it was during that time period she was in the hospital for several weeks.

00:57:34Shortly after being released from the hospital, the police were provided additional videos

00:57:40of the defendant from her wheelchair as she attended a concert down in the flats.

00:57:46And again, your honor, I'm introducing these to the court to show the shocking lack of remorse.

00:57:52This was something that was being exhibited while the investigation was still going on before she was charged and arrested

00:58:01in November of last year.

00:58:02And these were the sort of things that were coming to the police and the shocking lack of remorse,

00:58:07coupled with the fact that the defendant was reported driving an automobile shortly after this event,

00:58:16that she was seen in Strongsville, again, driving a car in spite of the fact that as her mother testified,

00:58:22she got dizzy sometimes from a condition that she had to take salt pills for.

00:58:28In spite of the fact that it was, in fact, her mother who provided her with the car that she

00:58:33used to take Dominic and Davion's life.

00:58:36And I'm just going to say it.

00:58:38I literally cannot with any of this bullshit with her.

00:58:43I literally cannot with this.

00:58:45The Instagram posts while Mackenzie is in the hospital days after the accident with her and her mom responding to

00:58:51a modeling agency in L.A.

00:58:54Are they out of their minds?

00:58:55I mean, maybe, but I think we know now where Mackenzie may have learned some of her behavior, which no

00:59:01shade, but just saying.

00:59:03Mackenzie's mother also gave a statement before sentencing.

00:59:05And honestly, when I was watching this, I could not believe it.

00:59:09I contemplated if I wanted to include the whole thing,

00:59:12but I think it really is important because it gives so much insight into what all of these claims about

00:59:18who Mackenzie is and how she acts were really about.

00:59:21Can you start with your name?

00:59:26I just want to say to the families that I'm broken, sad, and lost in my heart at first for

00:59:37everyone, okay?

00:59:38Leave him, listen to me, and I found what your love would feel like that he was part of our

00:59:43family, okay?

00:59:44But I'm so sorry that you said that I'm going to be heartbroken, okay?

00:59:48And then, Your Honor, this was a terrible, tragic nightmare accident to it.

00:59:53Happened that she has no memory of it, and she will never emotionally or physically recover from it.

01:00:00She almost died to it.

01:00:01And we're asking that you please not roll a sentence in the consecutive, whose family, and we all love each

01:00:06other.

01:00:07That morning of the accident, she called, I got a phone call, and there was a car accident.

01:00:13And so I went to the hospital, and I didn't even know where it was in the car.

01:00:17So my name's had nothing to confirm yet.

01:00:19And I was still in crying, because I missed out so much.

01:00:22We loved it.

01:00:25So I called down, like over and over again, praying that he was going to answer the phone, and he

01:00:30didn't answer the phone.

01:00:31So then I tried to call his mom, and she didn't answer the phone either.

01:00:35And I still didn't know who was in the car.

01:00:36I didn't even know if she was alive, and I didn't know what was happening.

01:00:40So then we were in the waiting room.

01:00:43And then his mom ended up thinking she did call me, so he answered the phone, and I was like,

01:00:47Oh my God, like, I don't even know who was in the car.

01:00:49Like, what's happening?

01:00:50Was Aunt Doc?

01:00:50And she said, What do you mean?

01:00:51My son is dead.

01:00:53And I was like, I'm so sorry.

01:00:55And then she said something like, and now I have to wait until your kid's out of the hospital.

01:00:58And then I didn't hear the rest.

01:00:59Because I just, I was like, we loved him so much.

01:01:02And I hung up the phone.

01:01:03I did not talk about social media.

01:01:05I didn't even know what was going on yet.

01:01:07Okay?

01:01:08So then, that was it.

01:01:12In the hospital, that vitality, folks, I commented on that because somebody had called her a murderer.

01:01:18Okay?

01:01:19And she's not a murderer.

01:01:23So she wouldn't have her phone, which is the police have still had it.

01:01:26Okay?

01:01:27So, um, I jumped on and I was like, you know, she's not a murderer.

01:01:31She's more sad than her than most of these people commenting.

01:01:36She's been trying to get to talk with you.

01:01:38And at that point, it was just an accident.

01:01:40So if I commented on who we have met, because of the modeling opportunity, I don't even, who cares about

01:01:44that?

01:01:45I don't want them to refer to her as a murderer.

01:01:49Okay?

01:01:49And I don't even know how that comment got on the phone, because the police still had her device.

01:01:54And she could not access her phone or social media.

01:01:57That's why I did it, too.

01:01:58And, um, I had told them, asking if they could shut down social media, because people were calling her a

01:02:04murderer and making death threats and organizing groups to, you know, take her out when she went out of the

01:02:09hospital and stuff.

01:02:10So I didn't even want her for it.

01:02:11I don't care about social media.

01:02:13I just wanted them to stop calling her a murderer.

01:02:16So when she did come to, and she did come out of surgery with multiple surgeries, that she wouldn't see

01:02:23all these people calling her a murderer, because she would never, ever, ever murder the love of her life.

01:02:30Okay?

01:02:31The Halloween, for three months after the accident, she would only let his books.

01:02:36She would only eat the snacks to age.

01:02:39She would only listen to the music he wrote.

01:02:42Okay?

01:02:42And she was laying there for three months, lying.

01:02:46There was a shrine of him next to her with photos and things that he liked, and this flower that

01:02:51lights up that he got her, because he wanted it to be fresh and alive forever.

01:02:55It's like a little beautiful piece of flower.

01:02:58Okay, she's got this shrine of him next to her.

01:03:00So she was crying for three months.

01:03:02So her friends asked that she wanted to go out to her trainer for Halloween, and it was an OU.

01:03:07And she didn't even want to go.

01:03:08She said, I don't know, should I go?

01:03:09Oh, she couldn't even walk yet, barely.

01:03:12So I told her, I said, baby, please go.

01:03:14It's Halloween.

01:03:15You've been waiting for three months, crying, holy, listening to this music.

01:03:19Please go.

01:03:19I have just a moment of fun.

01:03:20A moment of fun.

01:03:22So we told her to go.

01:03:24My husband drove her.

01:03:25I brought her back home.

01:03:27She just needed a second of fun from losing her whole world for full world.

01:03:34So that was us.

01:03:35We told her to go.

01:03:36And that concert she went to with Dom's cousin, Abby, they picked her up.

01:03:42They brought her there.

01:03:43That was done.

01:03:44Mackenzie and Dom and Abby all decided to go to this concert together while they were in the hospital.

01:03:49That was formed out.

01:03:50Everything she did after the accident was either an honor of him, to be able to say to him, or

01:03:56just be by him any way that she can.

01:03:59And she's, like, devastated and intrigued.

01:04:02It was the air that she breathes.

01:04:05And they went with his cousin.

01:04:07We spent all kinds of time with him after the accident.

01:04:11What was the other thing?

01:04:14I'm hearing an awful lot about your daughter.

01:04:16I'm not hearing very much.

01:04:17I don't know.

01:04:18They all love each other.

01:04:20They all spend every day together.

01:04:22You know what I mean?

01:04:23And isn't that part of the problem, Mrs. Shirella?

01:04:26Sorry?

01:04:27Isn't that part of the problem, that they all trusted each other?

01:04:31Isn't that part of...

01:04:31It's not a problem at all.

01:04:33It's a problem with how they all ended up in the car together and two of them ended up dead.

01:04:37I understand.

01:04:38I understand what it goes like.

01:04:39I'm saying that it was a tragic accident.

01:04:43She would be able to...

01:04:43Well, we're going to have to disagree on that.

01:04:45Right.

01:04:46And I respect your position, but you disagree with me.

01:04:48I understand.

01:04:49But anyway, I just wanted to address those.

01:04:51We told her to go to those things and that she did go and down to the family.

01:04:55So look at that.

01:04:56Don't look at it.

01:04:58Look and not look on that.

01:04:59We'll leave her eyes if you care.

01:05:01This is...

01:05:02Those things are not relevant.

01:05:04Not at all.

01:05:05No.

01:05:05Not at all.

01:05:06I agree.

01:05:07If you would have a moment, all you would need is five minutes of a conversation to go

01:05:11out with her to learn who she is.

01:05:14Then you don't need five minutes to learn who she is and what she's capable of not doing

01:05:18and doing.

01:05:19And you would sit for yourself.

01:05:20So the freaking audacity.

01:05:23I mean, I don't even know where to start, but let's break this down.

01:05:27First of all, that was the most insincere apology made to the victim's families that

01:05:31she could have possibly come up with.

01:05:34Second, why the hell was she referring to Davion as a new friend?

01:05:38I'm glad the judge called her out on this and said, well, does that make his death less

01:05:43bad?

01:05:43Instead of a statement on behalf of Mackenzie, I believe she made these things 100 times

01:05:49more worse for her.

01:05:51Her entire little speech was trying to argue what the prosecution just said about her.

01:05:55Instead of, I don't know, saying just about anything else, it is truly unbelievable.

01:06:00Mackenzie spoke and begged the judge for mercy.

01:06:07Oh, God, and Davion, I'm so deeply sorry.

01:06:11I hope one day you can see how I never let this happen or joy on purpose.

01:06:16I wish I could remember what happened.

01:06:18I'm just so sorry.

01:06:19I'm heartbroken.

01:06:20I love that I'm Davion.

01:06:21We were all branched and done with my soulmate.

01:06:24I wish I could take all your pain away.

01:06:27And I'm so sorry.

01:06:28And to my family, thank you for the support and all the love you guys did.

01:06:33Thank you for inviting me.

01:06:34I love them all so much.

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01:08:23When it came time for sentencing, the judge did not mince words and the judge absolutely

01:08:29slammed McKenzie.

01:08:32Today is the sentencing of the defendant for the purposeful and intentional murders of

01:08:36Davion Flanagan and Dominic Rousseau.

01:08:38And in a way, it's the second time their families are gathered again to grieve.

01:08:44It's also a day when McKenzie's family will grieve for the future of their daughter.

01:08:49All three of these families and the friends of these families are suffering and all of

01:08:55their lives have been irrevocably changed because of the actions of the defendant.

01:09:00The unintended and collateral consequences of a selfish, intentional, and cruel decision

01:09:08by McKenzie will ripple forever in time.

01:09:10It's literally changed history because it's ended two lives.

01:09:17Two young men are dead.

01:09:20Their deaths were horrible, terrifying, and tragic.

01:09:24I will say again, if any reasonable person reviews Exhibit 802, there can be no doubt in your mind

01:09:34what happened this night.

01:09:36There can be no doubt of the absolute terror of the two people in that car.

01:09:45The defendant controlled all the events.

01:09:48She chose the day.

01:09:50Specifically, she chose the day just before her 18th birthday.

01:09:54She chose to drive the car, the time to drive the car.

01:09:58She chose an obscure, previously scouted route through an industrial parkway.

01:10:02She chose the target to hit and the victims.

01:10:06She chose the means and the method to follow through.

01:10:09She planned and purposely executed the events of July 31st, 2022.

01:10:15The review of the evidence supports the factual findings, the forensic testimony, the testimony

01:10:21of the first responders, the testimony of the emergency room doctors who treated the defendant,

01:10:27the testimony of the coroner's medical examiner, the testimony of those who knew the victims

01:10:32and the defendant, and the testimony of the BMV official who provided evidence that not only

01:10:38did the defendant deny any medical condition when applying for her license, which her mother

01:10:42co-signed and attested to, but also that just after the accident, McKenzie renewed her

01:10:47driver's license and again denied any medical condition.

01:10:54In fact, the defendant was so concerned about driving that, as the state mentioned during the

01:10:59investigation, she asked if they could just suspend her license for 10 years.

01:11:03It is hard to fathom how a person could be concerned about their driving privileges, having

01:11:11just been responsible for the deaths of two people.

01:11:14There was no medical condition that caused this as an accident.

01:11:18There was no mechanical failure of the car.

01:11:21The record is clear on the facts and the evidence.

01:11:24Her mother's uncorroborated statements without any medical testimony or records is not persuasive.

01:11:30It is also important to remember that even if McKenzie intended to also die in this crash,

01:11:36that is irrelevant.

01:11:38A failed suicide attempt is not a defense to murder.

01:11:42And even in a murder suicide attempt, when a perpetrator executing the plan survives,

01:11:48the other death or deaths are still murder.

01:11:51There's only one person who's responsible for the pain of everyone in this room, and that

01:11:55person is you, McKenzie.

01:11:57Nobody else is responsible.

01:12:00This isn't the fault of Dominic's family or Davion's family or your family.

01:12:06And I know that each of you have asked your questions to yourselves, what if?

01:12:10What if I had done this or that?

01:12:12The truth of it is, none of us can control the intentions of another.

01:12:17And when there is a purposeful intent to harm or kill someone, it is the perpetrator alone

01:12:22who bears the responsibility for the choice and the consequences and the harm that follows.

01:12:30The difficulty for sentencing today, honestly, is whether or not I believe you should get

01:12:37consecutive sentences.

01:12:40I'm troubled that should I give you a concurrent sentence that people will believe that somehow

01:12:47I'm being disrespectful to one of the victims.

01:12:51And on the other hand, I have to weigh the punishment.

01:12:57There's a very good likelihood, McKenzie, that you will spend the rest of your life in prison.

01:13:08McKenzie was sentenced 15 years to life, meaning she will be at least 34 years old during the

01:13:14first time that she is eligible for parole.

01:13:16And unless McKenzie shows true change, takes accountability for her actions, or does some

01:13:22serious self-reflection to realize the devastation that she caused to her victims' families, she

01:13:28will be lucky if she gets out the first time she's up for parole.

01:13:32So that now leads us into some major updates in this case.

01:13:35After her trial, McKenzie got a new legal team, and they were doing everything in their power

01:13:41to prove that McKenzie was innocent.

01:13:43They claimed that she had a medical episode that occurred at or around the time of the

01:13:49car accident, what they're calling, quote, the incident.

01:13:52And they're saying that that medical episode caused her to ultimately lose consciousness,

01:13:57which then resulted in the crash.

01:13:59They also claimed that key evidence in the case had been missed during her trial, evidence

01:14:05that they say proved that Dominic was actually the one threatening McKenzie and not the other

01:14:11way around.

01:14:11Now, this proof that they had, it was text messages from McKenzie's phone.

01:14:16And one of the text messages is from July 17, 2022.

01:14:21It was sent at 12.45 p.m., so just afternoon.

01:14:25And it said, quote,

01:14:27Can you come get Dom?

01:14:28He just grabbed my steering wheel on the highway trying to spin out my car and hurt me.

01:14:34End quote.

01:14:34Then, that same day, just a few hours later, at 4.27 p.m., Dom texted McKenzie saying, quote,

01:14:42I'm sorry.

01:14:43To which she responded, that is not enough to fix it this time.

01:14:47So with these messages, her new legal team is saying, no, no, no, look.

01:14:51He is the one who put her life at risk in the past.

01:14:54He is the one who would antagonize her.

01:14:56We have a history here.

01:14:57We have a pattern.

01:14:58Which, to be honest, I think there was probably toxicity in both directions in this relationship.

01:15:03In October of 2024, McKenzie's defense team then filed its post-conviction relief petition,

01:15:09otherwise known as a PCR.

01:15:11And in this, they requested a new trial.

01:15:14But get this.

01:15:15You can't just file those things whenever you and your defense team are, you know, feeling up to it.

01:15:20It's something that has to be done in a timely manner.

01:15:23And McKenzie's defense team?

01:15:24Well, they were one day past the deadline that is mandated by Ohio law.

01:15:30So, Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the same judge who found her guilty during her trial, denied this petition.

01:15:36Which, look, I can understand the frustration with that.

01:15:39Technically, yes, you gotta follow the rules.

01:15:41If it's mandated by state law, there's a deadline.

01:15:44I also can see the argument where people will say,

01:15:46it was only one day late, like, you know, don't be so rigid, let it go in, all of these

01:15:51things.

01:15:51But then, I think when you do that, you have to make allowances for two days late.

01:15:55Or three days late.

01:15:56I don't know.

01:15:57So, I understand the frustration here.

01:15:59But I also understand why the decision was made.

01:16:02So then, McKenzie's parents broke their silence.

01:16:05Now, up until this point, they were not doing interviews or any public appearances whatsoever.

01:16:10Now, why they finally decided to, who really knows?

01:16:13Maybe it was a Hail Mary.

01:16:14Maybe it was trying to humanize the situation.

01:16:16It's really unclear.

01:16:17And I want to play some of it for you.

01:16:19Because, if nothing else, I feel like it's fair to say, this family sure has the audacity.

01:16:25Okay?

01:16:26Now, again, if you are listening to the audio version of this, it will be clear.

01:16:29But there will be captions and video on the YouTube version.

01:16:33I struggle with this because how can I feel bad that these two boys died?

01:16:38And feel grief with these families?

01:16:40And then be absolutely overjoyed that my kid is alive.

01:16:45Show me one piece of evidence, one, that says she did this on purpose.

01:16:51Show it to me.

01:16:52Here it is.

01:16:53That's it.

01:16:53Then she's right where she belongs.

01:16:54And she's guilty of it.

01:16:56But there isn't any.

01:16:56There's no evidence what was going on in that car other than the information they gleamed from

01:17:02the black box information.

01:17:04And these poor families think she did it intentionally, and she didn't.

01:17:07And there's like, and they don't know.

01:17:10There's information they didn't see.

01:17:11There's information they didn't have.

01:17:12There's information we didn't see or have.

01:17:14Should she be in prison for murder?

01:17:17No.

01:17:17Absolutely not.

01:17:18Should she be in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide?

01:17:21I don't even know about that aggravated part.

01:17:24Because I don't think you can still say why I was going on in the car.

01:17:27Should she have been charged with reckless vehicular homicide, two counts?

01:17:30I don't even know.

01:17:31Absolutely.

01:17:32Absolutely.

01:17:32If it was medical.

01:17:33What kind of hopes, what kind of expectations do you have for Mackenzie's future?

01:17:39That the truth will set her free.

01:17:41That's what I need to have happen.

01:17:43The truth, that there was no intent.

01:17:44That part, the truth will set her free.

01:17:46So when I first saw this interview, my jaw was on the floor.

01:17:51Honestly, I don't even really know why.

01:17:53I mean, Mackenzie's mom had proved to us before that she just rambles and makes excuses for her daughter.

01:17:58So I don't know why I expected her to change or for there to be a different tone to this

01:18:03conversation or what.

01:18:04But it did somehow still surprise me.

01:18:07And I think if I were Mackenzie, I'm just, you know, putting myself in her shoes for a moment.

01:18:12I'd be telling my mom, you know, zip it.

01:18:14Stop talking.

01:18:15Go into hiding.

01:18:15I don't need you speaking on my behalf anymore.

01:18:18Because at this point, if she keeps it up, she may ruin any chance of Mackenzie ever getting out on

01:18:24parole.

01:18:24And while we're on the topic of the whole Sharilla family, we also have to go over another thing.

01:18:29I never had too much hope that Mackenzie would show actual remorse.

01:18:33I think she's entitled.

01:18:34I think she thinks that the rules don't apply to her.

01:18:37And I just never expected to see genuine remorse from her.

01:18:41Because to me, Mackenzie has already proved that she has always seen herself as the victim and that she probably

01:18:47always will think that way.

01:18:49And in the summer of 2025, there were some jail calls between Mackenzie and her mother that were released.

01:18:55One of the calls was from August of 2023.

01:18:58And it was about a court hearing that Mackenzie had been through.

01:19:01And instead of just describing this call to you, I'm going to play you some clips again.

01:19:05Because I feel like it is much better hearing things through their mouths and how they deliver the statements.

01:19:12So take a listen.

01:19:14How do you think I did okay?

01:19:15Yeah, that prosecutor was pissing me off though.

01:19:18I don't know what he was like.

01:19:19I know, I'm like.

01:19:19I was getting so pissed off.

01:19:21Like I wanted to like get up and be like, shut the f*** up.

01:19:23And like tell him to sit like so bad.

01:19:25He was pissing me off.

01:19:26He was so rude.

01:19:26I was running for anything.

01:19:27We've got nothing to hide.

01:19:28You could ask me anything you want.

01:19:30All I've been eating is peanut butter, bread, and cookies.

01:19:33Yeah.

01:19:34Yeah, I'm excited to see how that you get.

01:19:36Please have somebody get that work for you.

01:19:38I don't know.

01:19:39I'm going to.

01:19:41This is just irritating as f***.

01:19:43Yeah.

01:19:44Like I don't like how I can't come out of my room.

01:19:47Why the f*** am I on a seven-day hold?

01:19:48That just pisses me off.

01:19:50It's just part of the procedure.

01:19:51There's nothing you can do about that.

01:19:53There's a third victim and it's me.

01:19:54And I lost the love of my life and a good friend.

01:19:57And now I have to deal with this grief the rest of my life.

01:20:00And deal with being scared to drive.

01:20:03And stuff.

01:20:04That's just like.

01:20:05I know.

01:20:08I know, honey.

01:20:09There's nothing I can do about that.

01:20:10Can you just pay my bond and get me out of here, please?

01:20:14Like go to a bailed bondsman and see if they can do the 10%?

01:20:18Why aren't you listening?

01:20:19I'm going to hang on.

01:20:20I am listening.

01:20:20I've been thinking of somebody.

01:20:21When you were talking.

01:20:24I don't know how much an appeal is.

01:20:27Okay?

01:20:27So can we just wait until Monday?

01:20:30Okay?

01:20:31Yeah, let's just wait until Monday and when I can just probably, I'm probably, they're probably going to take my

01:20:36bond away on Monday.

01:20:37That's what I mean.

01:20:38So let's just wait.

01:20:39We'll see.

01:20:40What do you mean?

01:20:40That's what you mean.

01:20:41They're probably going to say there's no more bond on Monday.

01:20:45No, we don't know if that's true or not.

01:20:48I know the whole situation.

01:20:50You're just going to have to wait.

01:20:51This is just wrong.

01:20:52What the fuck they're doing?

01:20:53I know it is.

01:20:54It's so wrong.

01:20:55And they're just trying to do this.

01:20:57I know.

01:21:06Mackenzie also brought up her medical condition, claiming that it had now gotten worse ever since being in jail and

01:21:12that now she was having even worse episodes than she ever had before.

01:21:17First of all, when I got diagnosed, nobody ever told me that could, like, anything about driving.

01:21:22Put that on the license.

01:21:23Exactly.

01:21:24That was never said.

01:21:25Uh-uh.

01:21:26Nope.

01:21:27And if we do have to, then we will.

01:21:30I wasn't afraid of hiding.

01:21:31Yes, like, I don't care.

01:21:31Like, why would we lie and just not do that?

01:21:34If I knew that could affect my driving, I probably would never drive.

01:21:37Like, what the fuck?

01:21:39Well, no, no.

01:21:40People are allowed to drive with that, so don't say that.

01:21:43And ever since I've gotten here, it's been bad again.

01:21:47Like, I don't know what it is.

01:21:48Like, I blacked out the other day, and, like, it was so weird.

01:21:53It was, like, not normal.

01:21:54Like, it wasn't, like, bad how it usually is, but it was also, like, not, like, good.

01:21:57I don't know how to explain it.

01:21:58It was, like, the first time I ever had a blackout like that.

01:22:00Like, it was, like, weird as fuck.

01:22:01I don't know how to explain it.

01:22:02Well, just make sure you're eating, okay?

01:22:05When you get your comments, if you can do your commissary, make sure you get some chips.

01:22:07Now, like I said, those calls were back in 2023, so who really knows whether she was exaggerating those blackouts,

01:22:15exaggerating the symptoms, just trying to look better for her trial.

01:22:19Who knows?

01:22:20But it does seem to me, at least, like she still is standing by the idea that she had some

01:22:25sort of medical condition.

01:22:26And I'm really curious to know what you think about that, though, because when this case first exploded, it felt

01:22:32like, honestly, the overwhelming majority of people believed that Mackenzie was guilty.

01:22:38That this was intentional, entitlement, audacity, all those words, right?

01:22:43No question.

01:22:44But now, with some of these text messages coming out, and Mackenzie and her medical condition claims, do you feel

01:22:51the same?

01:22:52Do you feel like there's room for, you know, questioning that, and that maybe it's not as black and white

01:22:57as people thought?

01:22:58Do you think that those text messages are enough to potentially change the outcome of this case?

01:23:03And do you believe that there's a world in which some other scenario occurred, and that's what caused the crash?

01:23:09That it wasn't Mackenzie's doing.

01:23:11Whether it was one of the passengers grabbing the wheel, or some sort of genuine medical episode that triggered it.

01:23:19I don't know.

01:23:20Let me know in the comments.

01:23:21Like I said at the beginning of this episode, I still firmly believe what I believe about this case.

01:23:26Yes, I don't think that those text messages are great, but again, I think it just shows toxicity from both

01:23:31sides.

01:23:31I still think that, even if it was a medical episode, I would imagine that there would be a level

01:23:37of remorse.

01:23:38Even if, when I've gotten into a car crash in the past, and if, like, I had someone in the

01:23:42car and I just rear-end somebody, you're remorseful.

01:23:45Even if it's an accident, you know?

01:23:46And so, even if it was this thing that she had no control over, where's the remorse?

01:23:51And the accountability with that to say, like, I'm devastated.

01:23:55I can't believe this happened.

01:23:56Like, my illness.

01:23:57I need help.

01:23:58I don't know.

01:23:59It's just not quite landing for me.

01:24:01But maybe I'm rigid in my views.

01:24:04Who the hell knows?

01:24:04So, curious to know what you guys think about this case.

01:24:07Maybe I will also throw a poll up on Spotify, just so that we can gauge what everybody's thinking.

01:24:13But, take a quick second, if you're watching this on YouTube, leave a comment that says,

01:24:17I think this was intentional, or I think this was an accident.

01:24:20And we can gauge the responses.

01:24:22And for all of my podcast listeners, if you're listening to this on Spotify, you can vote on the poll.

01:24:27But if you're listening on Apple, leave a review for the podcast and let me know in the section where

01:24:31you can write a review.

01:24:32Let me know what you think about this case.

01:24:34So, thank you so much for listening.

01:24:36Let me know, too, if you watched the Netflix documentary, The Crash, and what your thoughts are now after seeing

01:24:41that as well.

01:24:42But I always like to come on here and cover some of the documentaries that I'm familiar with already with

01:24:48the case that Netflix covers.

01:24:49Because there's only so much information you can squeeze into 90 minutes or even, like, three 45-minute episodes.

01:24:55And I feel like sometimes a lot of the minutiae, you know, the details get lost within it.

01:25:01And so, that's why I'm here.

01:25:02To give you the deep dives.

01:25:03To give you all of the information that maybe isn't shown because it can't be squeezed into a 60-minute

01:25:09episode.

01:25:10So, again, if you're brand new and this is the first episode of mine you've heard and you appreciate the

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01:25:27All right, everybody.

01:25:28Thank you again for tuning in today.

01:25:29And until the next one, be nice, don't kill people, just be a good human, and drive the speed limit.

01:25:36All right.

01:25:38Bye.

01:25:39Bye.

01:25:44Bye.

01:25:45Bye.

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