{"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":"The Crash: A Defense Attorney's Full Breakdown of the Mackenzie Shirilla Disaster","slug":"the-crash-a-defense-attorney-s-full-breakdown-of-the-mackenzie-shirilla-disaster","published_at":"2026-06-03T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/the-crash-a-defense-attorney-s-full-breakdown-of-the-mackenzie-shirilla-disaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8910965","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8910965.mp3?modified=1780425320&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"The Mackenzie Shirilla case is a catalog of failures. A defense that raised a medical condition and never proved it. A prosecution that charged murder without a confession and won in front of a single judge. A post-conviction system that rejected new evidence over a calendar technicality. And a defendant who agreed to a Netflix documentary that gave her critics more ammunition than her supporters. Bob Motta is a criminal defense trial attorney and host of the Defense Diaries podcast. He sat down to examine every layer of the Shirilla case — the legal decisions that were made, the ones that should have been made, and the post-conviction choices that are shaping whether this seventeen-year-old will spend the next decade in prison with any realistic hope of getting out. The defense needed an accident reconstruction expert and a medical witness to support the POTS theory. It had neither. The prosecution needed to prove premeditated intent beyond a reasonable doubt with no confession and no witnesses. A single judge agreed it did. The post-conviction petition needed to arrive one day earlier. It didn't. And the Netflix documentary needed to generate sympathy without giving critics an opening. A fellow inmate made sure that didn't happen. Shirilla is serving fifteen years to life for the crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan in Strongsville, Ohio. Every decision in this case — by the defense, the prosecution, the system, and Mackenzie herself — has brought her to where she is now. This conversation examines whether any of those decisions can be undone, and what she should be doing with the ones she still controls. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video?…","meta_description":"The Mackenzie Shirilla case is a catalog of failures. A defense that raised a medical condition and never proved it. 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