{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"The Crash: What If the Mackenzie Shirilla Case Was Never About Murder At All?","slug":"the-crash-what-if-the-mackenzie-shirilla-case-was-never-about-murder-at-all","published_at":"2026-06-04T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/the-crash-what-if-the-mackenzie-shirilla-case-was-never-about-murder-at-all","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8911514","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8911514.mp3?modified=1780511292&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"There's a question that hangs over the Mackenzie Shirilla case that almost nobody is willing to ask directly. What if this wasn't premeditated murder? What if it wasn't even reckless homicide in the way most people understand it? What if a seventeen-year-old in psychological free fall, in a volatile relationship she couldn't escape, with substances in her system and a diagnosed medical condition that could cause blackouts, experienced something the legal system has no category for? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has spent more than thirty years treating trauma, working with people who harm others and people who've been harmed, and studying the psychology of violence. She examines the possibility the trial never explored — whether this crash sits closer to a self-destructive crisis than a calculated execution. Shirilla was convicted of four counts of murder for the Strongsville, Ohio crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. She says she has no memory. A neurologist found evidence consistent with a medical episode. The defense raised it but never proved it. The families believe she's a calculated killer. And everyone's version serves the story they need to survive. Scott walks through what trauma-induced memory loss actually looks like clinically, how grief warps certainty in families who've lost a child, whether someone can be both remorseful and performing at the same time, and what concerns her most about how every person touched by this case will carry it for the rest of their lives. This isn't about absolution. It's about asking whether the right question was ever asked — and whether the answer might be something nobody in this case wants to hear. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to com…","meta_description":"There's a question that hangs over the Mackenzie Shirilla case that almost nobody is willing to ask directly. What if this wasn't premeditated murder? Wha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/the-crash-what-if-the-mackenzie-shirilla-case-was-never-about-murder-at-all/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/the-crash-what-if-the-mackenzie-shirilla-case-was-never-about-murder-at-all.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}