{"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: Is Mackenzie Shirilla Lying About Her Memory or Is Everyone Else?","slug":"the-crash-is-mackenzie-shirilla-lying-about-her-memory-or-is-everyone-else","published_at":"2026-06-02T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/the-crash-is-mackenzie-shirilla-lying-about-her-memory-or-is-everyone-else","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8910423","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8910423.mp3?modified=1780340183&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"A fellow inmate who spent six months with Mackenzie Shirilla says the woman in Netflix's The Crash — the one speaking softly from prison, expressing remorse, insisting she has no memory — isn't the person she lived with behind bars. She described someone doing her makeup, navigating the prison social hierarchy, performing a version of herself. So which Mackenzie is real? The documentary Mackenzie or the prison Mackenzie? But that question applies to everyone in this case, not just the defendant. Dominic Russo's sister started a podcast to give her brother a voice. The families appear in the documentary telling their version. The prosecutor's office built a narrative around surveillance footage and presented it as proof of intent. Even the judge — who both convicted Shirilla and later denied her post-conviction petition — had a version she was committed to. Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder in the Strongsville, Ohio crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. She maintains she has no memory of what happened. Her defense team raised a medical condition — POTS — that could explain loss of consciousness, but never presented expert testimony. The neurologist who later supported the claim was shut out of court by a one-day filing error. Robin Dreeke spent his career at the FBI reading people — evaluating claims, detecting deception, separating genuine responses from constructed ones. He walks through every competing narrative in this case: Mackenzie's memory claim, the families' certainty, the inmate's contradiction, and the judge's dual role. The question isn't just whether Mackenzie is lying. It's whether anyone in this case is seeing the evidence clearly — or whether everyone is performing the truth they need. 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