‘Hell on Wheels’ killer Mackenzie Shirilla whined to cops about her Snapchat, designer bags after deadly car crash

Nypost · May 29, 2026 · 666 words · By Georgia Worrell

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‘Hell on Wheels’ killer Mackenzie Shirilla whined to cops about her Snapchat, designer bags after deadly car crash See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

‘Hell on Wheels’ killer Mackenzie Shirilla whined to cops about her Snapchat, designer bags after deadly car crash See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google“Hell on wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla fretted over her social media accounts and designer handbags as authorities investigated the fiery 2022 car crash that killed her ex-boyfriend and friend, newly released interviews…

Common ground

Police bodycam footage recorded in the days after the devastating wreck — for which Shirilla, 20, was later convicted of double murder — captured the moment a Strongsville, Ohio, police officer returned her cellphone after investigators completed a digital…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Shirilla and her seemingly tone-deaf parents — who appear in the new hit Netflix documentary “The Crash”?
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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Shirilla and her seemingly tone-deaf parents — who appear in the new hit Netflix documentary “The Crash””

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the existence of a Netflix documentary titled 'The Crash' featuring Mackenzie Shirilla and her parents.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, at approximately 5:30 a.m, when Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Da…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) is a state prison for women owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Marysville, Ohio. It opened in September 1916, when 34 fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Reformatory_for_Women

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web search NEUTRAL — Mackenzie Shirilla appears in The Crash documentary, interviewed by creators Gareth Johnson and Angharad Scott."Is There is a Mackenzie Shirilla Documentary on Netflix? Where and How to Watch It".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Da…

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Claim 2: “Shirilla, 20, was later convicted of double murder”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm Shirilla was convicted of the double murder of Russo and Flanagan.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 ... Mackenzie Shirilla was 17 when prosecutors say she intentionally drove her car at nearly 100 mph into a brick building in July 2022, ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1bes6jd2JM

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web search NEUTRAL — Shirilla was later arrested and charged with the murder of Russo and Flanagan. She was 17 years old at the time of her crime and 18 years old at the time of her ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Da…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Shirilla was convicted in 2023 of the double murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan in a deadly car crash. She was sentenced to life in ...
https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/05/30/new-prison-records-de…

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Claim 3: “She is appealing her conviction for a second time.”

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Multiple cross-references from the NY Post explicitly state that she is appealing her conviction for a second time.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — She’s appealing her conviction a second time.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/boyfriend-of-hell-on-w…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — she is now appealing her conviction for a second time.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/mackenzie-shirilla-and…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — She is now appealing her conviction for a second time.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/hell-on-wheels-killer-…

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Claim 4: “home she shared with ex-boyfriend and victim Dominic Russo”

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While evidence confirms the relationship between Shirilla and Dominic Russo, none of the provided sources explicitly state that they shared a home together.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... ... Mackenzie Shirilla, from profiting off new media releases on the murders ... Neo Riders Dominic Russo's sister, Christin has asked us to share ...
https://www.facebook.com/Fox8NewsCleveland/videos/family-mem…

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Claim 5: “Shirilla is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville”

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The NY Post and other reports confirm she is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mackenzie Investments was founded in 1967 and is one of Canada's largest investment management firms by assets under management. Mackenzie Investments provides investment advisory and related services…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Investments

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web search NEUTRAL — The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, at approximately 5:30 a.m, when Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Da…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ever since I tried MacKenzie's I've purchased frozen pot stickers from the super market. They do not compare in flavor and texture to Mackenzie's. "The Turducken and the Turkey Roulade that I purchase…
https://www.mackenzieltd.com/

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Claim 6: “the fiery 2022 car crash that killed her ex-boyfriend and friend”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that on July 31, 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her vehicle into a brick wall, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and friend Davion Flanagan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Strongsville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46,491. The city's nickname, Crossroads of the Nation, originated f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongsville,_Ohio

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web search NEUTRAL — The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, at approximately 5:30 a.m, when Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her vehicle into a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Da…

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Claim 7: “Police bodycam footage recorded in the days after the devastating wreck... captured the moment a Strongsville, Ohio, police officer returned her cellphone”

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Multiple web results describe bodycam footage of Shirilla whining to Strongsville police about her social media accounts and belongings (cellphone/handbags) following the crash.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Mackenzie Shirilla Thought She Loose Her License For 10 Years Not Prison ♀️ Hell on wheels” kil*er Mackenzie Shirilla fretted over her ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/709112493130160/posts/191119…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Hell on Wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla fretted over her social media accounts and designer handbags as authorities investigated the fiery ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/mackenzie-shirilla-whi…

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Claim 8: “a judge found her guilty of double murder during a dramatic bench trial in 2023”

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Wikipedia confirms that in a 2023 bench trial, the judge found her guilty of premeditated murder.

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web search NEUTRAL — In a 2023 bench trial, the judge concluded she intentionally crashed the car in an act of premeditated murder. ... Shirilla was convicted of 12 felony charges and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Da…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 16, 2026 ... Mackenzie Shirilla was found guilty of the murders of her boyfriend Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan in 2023. Shirilla appealed her ...
https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/03/16/cuyahoga-court-declin…

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