{"podcast":{"title":"Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns","slug":"hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","podcast_index_feed_id":5650841,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43725450.jpg","author":"Hidden Killers Podcast","episode_count":500,"summary":"Hidden Killers Live! is your daily true crime podcast delivering two hours of nonstop coverage every weekday . Hosted by Tony Brueski & Robin Dreeke this show dives into the most compelling stories in the true crime world — from murder trials and cold cases to criminal psychology , investigations , and the dark motives behind real-life crimes. Each episode brings a mix of breaking crime news , courtroom analysis , and raw conversation that takes you beyond the headlines. Whether it’s exploring how investigators crack cases, uncovering the psychology of killers, or following the twists of ongoing trials, you’ll get sharp, unfiltered insight every time. Unlike recap shows, Hidden Killers Live! is true crime talk in real time — asking the tough questions, cutting through the noise, and giving listeners the context they need to understand today’s biggest cases. If you crave smart, binge-worthy true crime content with expert commentary, emotional depth, and daily updates that keep you ahead of the story, this is the podcast for you. Follow now on Apple Podcasts and join Tony Brueski & Robin Dreeke inside Hidden Killers Live! — where the truth is always in the details.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:20:58.887310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841"},"episode":{"title":"Is The Netflix Version Of Mackenzie Shirilla The Real One?","slug":"is-the-netflix-version-of-mackenzie-shirilla-the-real-one","published_at":"2026-06-07T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/is-the-netflix-version-of-mackenzie-shirilla-the-real-one","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8912886","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8912886.mp3?modified=1780669308&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"Mackenzie Shirilla appears in Netflix's The Crash speaking from prison for the first time — soft-spoken, remorseful, insisting she has no memory of the crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. An inmate who spent six months with her describes a completely different person — someone doing her makeup, working the prison social hierarchy, nothing like the woman on camera. The families have their version. One father says he needs the truth so he can grieve. The prosecution says surveillance footage proves intent. The judge had her version. Mackenzie has hers. They can't all be right. Robin Dreeke spent over two decades at the FBI evaluating deception, reading behavior, and separating what people believe from what actually happened. He examines Mackenzie's memory claim through the lens of someone trained to detect constructed narratives versus genuine recall. He looks at how grief drives families toward certainty the evidence may not fully support. He asks whether the same judge who convicted her and then denied post-conviction relief has a confirmation bias problem. And he confronts the question at the center of this case: what if nobody actually knows the full truth? The behavioral analysis sits alongside a legal breakdown that raises equally uncomfortable questions. Shirilla's defense attorney identified a medical condition that could have explained the crash — and never called an expert. After the conviction, a neurologist found evidence consistent with a medical episode: loss of consciousness, no head trauma, low blood oxygen. The post-conviction petition containing that opinion was denied because it arrived one day past Ohio's statutory deadline. The prosecution used an I-71 incident as proof of intent. A friend said Mackenzie threatened to crash. 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