{"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: The Full Psychological Breakdown of the Mackenzie Shirilla Case","slug":"the-crash-the-full-psychological-breakdown-of-the-mackenzie-shirilla-case","published_at":"2026-06-04T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/the-crash-the-full-psychological-breakdown-of-the-mackenzie-shirilla-case","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8911516","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8911516.mp3?modified=1780511513&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"The courtroom saw a cold-blooded killer. Netflix saw a documentary. The public saw a debate. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott sees a clinical case that was never properly examined — and a system that convicted a teenager of premeditated murder without ever asking the questions a clinician would have started with. Scott has spent more than thirty years in forensic mental health, domestic violence work, and trauma recovery. She's the author of The Minds of Mass Killers. She's treated perpetrators and victims alike. And in a three-part conversation, she takes the Mackenzie Shirilla case apart through the only lens the trial never applied — clinical psychology. The first part examines who Mackenzie actually is underneath the persona — why the narcissism reads as fragility, why her threats read as desperation, and whether a seventeen-year-old's volatile behavior is a personality disorder or developmental. The second part goes inside the relationship — the toxic dynamics the prosecution presented as one-sided but that clinically appear far more mutual, the competing accounts of the I-71 incident, and why a breakup can feel like an existential crisis for someone with Mackenzie's psychology. The third part confronts the hardest questions — whether her memory claim holds up against what clinicians know about trauma-induced dissociation, what grief does to the families' capacity for objectivity, and a possibility that reframes the entire case. Shirilla is serving fifteen years to life for four counts of murder. This conversation doesn't argue she's innocent. It argues the system may have misread what it was seeing — and asks what that costs everyone involved. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch…","meta_description":"The courtroom saw a cold-blooded killer. Netflix saw a documentary. The public saw a debate. 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