{"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: What the Prosecution Got Wrong About Mackenzie Shirilla's Psychology","slug":"the-crash-what-the-prosecution-got-wrong-about-mackenzie-shirilla-s-psychology","published_at":"2026-06-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/the-crash-what-the-prosecution-got-wrong-about-mackenzie-shirilla-s-psychology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8911500","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8911500.mp3?modified=1780510297&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"A judge called Mackenzie Shirilla's actions \"controlled, methodical, deliberate, intentional, and purposeful.\" Five adjectives that describe a cold, calculating mind. But what if every one of those words is a misread — what if the behavior that looked like calculation was actually the opposite? Shavaun Scott is a psychotherapist who has spent more than thirty years working with people on both sides of violence. She's treated perpetrators in forensic mental health programs. She's worked crisis teams and domestic violence shelters. And when she looks at the personality profile the prosecution built around Mackenzie Shirilla, she doesn't see a calculated killer. She sees a seventeen-year-old with no stable identity, profound fragility behind the image obsession, and the kind of emotional volatility that can produce catastrophic outcomes without anything resembling a plan. Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder for the crash in Strongsville, Ohio that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. Netflix's The Crash features her speaking from prison for the first time. The documentary gives you the texts, the threats, the persona — and lets you draw the conclusion the prosecution wanted. But the clinical reality underneath that personality is far more complicated than \"she's evil.\" This conversation examines what self-obsession actually means clinically, why threats and ultimatums in a relationship almost never indicate the kind of intent prosecutors argued, and whether the system can even distinguish between a personality disorder and an undeveloped adolescent brain. The distinction matters — because one is evidence and the other is a misread that sent a teenager to prison for life. 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