{"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: Was Mackenzie Shirilla Convicted for Her Personality?","slug":"the-crash-was-mackenzie-shirilla-convicted-for-her-personality","published_at":"2026-06-02T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/the-crash-was-mackenzie-shirilla-convicted-for-her-personality","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8910406","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8910406.mp3?modified=1780339186&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"At her arrest, Mackenzie Shirilla asked the officers to be careful with her bracelets — gifts from Dominic Russo, the boyfriend who'd been killed in her car three months earlier. The prosecution called it evidence of someone cold enough to plan a murder. But is that really what that moment tells you — or is it telling you something else entirely about a seventeen-year-old in shock? That gap — between how behavior looks and what it actually means — is at the center of this conversation. Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder in the Strongsville, Ohio crash that killed Dominic and their friend Davion Flanagan. Netflix's The Crash put the case back in the spotlight, and the public is split. The prosecution leaned heavily on Shirilla's personality: the threatening texts, the volatile relationship, the TikTok presence, the way she carried herself. A judge called it premeditated. But was the conviction based on what she did that morning — or on who she appeared to be? Robin Dreeke spent twenty-one years at the FBI and ran the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Program. His career was built on reading people — separating what behavior reveals from what it doesn't. He walks through Mackenzie Shirilla's documented patterns: the language in her texts, the prior threat she made and didn't follow through on, the prison persona that contradicts the documentary's version, and whether any of it adds up to proof that a teenager planned and executed a double murder. The answers cut both ways — and that's exactly what makes this case impossible to dismiss. 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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