Text messages tied to the police investigation into Mackenzie Shirilla’s fatal crash show a long, volatile relationship with Dominic Russo—hours of anger, health worries, and even a chilling line about killing someone—before Shirilla was convicted in the death
Mackenzie Shirilla didn’t just argue with Dominic Russo—years before she was convicted in the deaths of Dominic and their friend Davion Flanagan, their phone threads were already running hot.
The toxic text messages, obtained by TMZ, are part of the police investigation into the fatal car crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The publication says the messages now offer a look at how strained the relationship was leading up to the tragedy.
In the texts. Shirilla appears “super emotional. ” sending messages that include: “I’m gonna kill someone”; “I j want to bang my head on the wall till I’m dead”; and “THIS IS WHY I J WANNA F***ING KMS.” The messages also include her talk about not being pregnant. getting tested for STDs. and health issues she said came from smoking.
She’s also described as feeling depressed, complaining about not liking her house, and bringing up issues about how Dominic treats her. Adding another jolt to the thread, the messages reportedly include a note from Dominic telling Mackenzie he crashed his mom’s car.
Shirilla is currently serving time behind bars after being convicted of killing Dominic and Davion by driving her car 100 MPH into a brick wall. Police. prosecutors. and Shirilla’s defense reviewed the texts as her case moved through the legal system. and the messages are now being shown to the public.
In those messages. the timeline runs forward in a way that makes the stakes unavoidable: the crash. the convictions. and the men—Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan—who didn’t make it out. The texts. obtained in connection with that investigation. leave readers with a closer look at the relationship that played out long before the courtroom verdict.
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100 mph into a brick wall is insane. Those texts are disgusting.
So wait she texted “I’m gonna kill someone” and they’re just now showing it? I feel like this was obvious from the start. Also the whole “not being pregnant” part makes it sound messier than it needs to be.
I don’t even know why TMZ gets to post this stuff. Like wasn’t this already in court? If her defense saw the texts then they already knew… unless the police did it wrong or something. People texting crazy doesn’t always mean what they’ll do, but in this case yeah the crash happened so… idk.
The part about “he crashed his mom’s car” sounds like he was trying to cover something up, not that she was the only problem. If she was smoking and “depressed” that’s not a crime either, right? But 100 mph is definitely not “a mood,” that’s full send. Still, seems like they’re cherry picking the worst lines and acting like it proves everything.