Sister of “The Crash” victim infuriated by Mackenzie Shirilla’s newfound fame: ‘She’s loving every second’
“It’s exactly what she’s always wanted,” says Dominic Russo’s sister Christine of his girlfriend and convicted murderer.
‘The Crash’ documentary subject Mackenzie Shirilla
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Christine Russo, sister of The Crash victim Dominic Russo, is infuriated the Netflix documentary has brought fame to her brother’s killer, Mackenzie Shirilla.
“That’s all she’s ever cared about,” says Russo. “She’s loving every second of the attention she’s getting.”
Russo launched a petition to prevent Shirilla from profiting off the murders, after learning she “raked in thousands of dollars” from online donations.
The Crash has quickly become one of Netflix’s most popular documentaries, surpassing 39 million views in its first nine days of release — and bringing unjust fame to its subject, convicted killer Mackenzie Shirilla.
At the age of 17, she intentionally crashed her car into a brick building going 100 mph, killing her 20-year-old boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, 19-year-old Davion Flanagan. Shirilla was found guilty of 12 charges, including murder, and sentenced to two concurrent 15-years-to-life terms in 2023.
But to some, notably the families of the victims, Shirilla has never truly shown remorse. And now that she’s gained true-crime stardom from the documentary, their grief has been compounded.
Dominic Russo and Mackenzie Shirilla
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“It’s absolutely infuriating,” fumed Christine Russo, Dominic’s sister, in a TMZ Live interview on Thursday. “It’s exactly what she’s always wanted. The second after she killed my brother and Davon, within hours of killing two young men, she laid in a hospital bed making TikToks and trying to get modeling gigs on Instagram. That’s all she’s ever cared about… She’s loving every second of the attention she’s getting.”
According to Russo, life behind bars has its perks for Shirilla, now 21.
Through donation sites, the convict has “raked in thousands of dollars” from so-called fans, she alleges. “I’ve also spoke to people that she was in prison with and she’s living a completely lavish lifestyle and they’re funded by these people that you know she’s gotten the attention from [because of] the case.”
At the Ohio Reformatory for Women, Shirilla’s personal amenities include several pairs of shoes, $400 hoodies, hair tools, and waist trainers, claims Russo. “She’s got everything she wants in there. I imagine there are people who are putting money on her commissary so that she can go and get all this stuff.”
Davion Flanagan and Dominic Russo
Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Russo has channeled her disgust into pushing for legislation that would prevent convicted violent offenders like Shirilla from profiting off their crimes in the digital age.
In the wake of The Crash‘s success, she launched a petition seeking support for Dom and Davion’s Law, which would modernize the existing Son of Sam laws that focus on book deals, movie rights, and paid interviews.
Russo, who hosts The Big Sister: Unhinged podcast, alleges Shirilla found “loopholes” in the outdated legislation that has allowed her to leverage social media and crowdfunding platforms.
“We want to keep Kenzie from getting any attention,”
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