{"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's Memory Loss Real — And What About Everyone Else's Certainty?","slug":"the-crash-is-mackenzie-shirilla-s-memory-loss-real-and-what-about-everyone-else-s-certainty","published_at":"2026-06-04T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/the-crash-is-mackenzie-shirilla-s-memory-loss-real-and-what-about-everyone-else-s-certainty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8911513","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8911513.mp3?modified=1780511193&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"A fellow inmate says the Mackenzie Shirilla in the Netflix documentary — soft-spoken, remorseful, insisting she can't remember — isn't the person she spent six months with in prison. She described someone doing her makeup, playing social games, navigating the hierarchy. The prosecution says she's been performing from day one. The families say she knows exactly what happened and chooses not to say it. But psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, who has treated trauma patients for over thirty years, says the clinical picture of dissociative amnesia — real, involuntary memory loss triggered by catastrophic events — looks almost exactly like what Mackenzie describes. Someone can genuinely not remember. Someone can also be genuinely remorseful and simultaneously performing for the cameras. Those things aren't mutually exclusive. The human mind is messier than the courtroom allows. Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder for the Strongsville, Ohio crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. She's serving fifteen years to life. Netflix's The Crash has the country arguing about whether she's a monster or an innocent girl who blacked out behind the wheel. But the psychological reality might be neither — and both. Scott examines the memory claim clinically, the grief that drives the families' need for certainty, the dueling public narratives between Mackenzie and Dominic's sister, and a question that hangs over the entire case — what if this was never premeditated murder, and the system isn't built to recognize what it actually was? Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? 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