Mackenzie Shirilla’s boyfriend Dominic Russo allegedly addressed his mortality 4 weeks prior to her 2022 automobile crash that killed him.
In line with a Tuesday, May 26, report by TMZ, Russo, who died on the age of 20 in a high-speed crash brought on by Shirilla, 21, sent the convicted killer a text that read, “Kenzie I really like you but I don’t think we must be together at this point, there isn’t very much time on earth,” before his death.
Shirilla, who’s the topic of Netflix’s The Crash documentary and currently serving two concurrent life sentences behind bars because of this of the incident, has maintained that the July 2022 crash was the results of blacking out behind the wheel on account of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Her friend Davion Flanagan also died because of this of the incident. (POTS is described by the Cleveland Clinic as a condition that affects transitioning from “lying all the way down to standing up, comparable to a quick heart rate, dizziness and fatigue.”)
The outlet’s screenshot of Russo’s alleged text went on to detail the character of their volatile romance. “I’d wish to think we could stop fighting but it surely’s a breakup fight every week neither of us deserve,” the screenshot read. “I don’t wanna fight on a regular basis [and I know] you don’t either. Anyone who’s around anyone daily of the week is certain to fight. If we will’t separate for slightly then we’re only going to fight more.”
The alleged text concluded, “I don’t want you to think I’m abandoning you, I wish it could work, but I don’t think it’s going to at this point especially with the threats. We should always just break up so we will each find happiness elsewhere.”
The outlet stated that the text was sent on July 2, 2022. The automobile crash occurred within the early morning of July 31, 2022.
Shirilla went to trial in 2023 and was convicted of 12 felony charges including 4 counts of murder, 4 counts of felonious assault, two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count each of drug possession and possessing criminal tools. Prosecutors argued that the incident was a botched murder-suicide attempt, pointing to the vehicle’s speed of 100 mph and the absence of braking before the vehicle slammed right into a brick wall.
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Within the Netflix documentary, which was released on May 15, Shirilla was filmed from behind bars. She expressed remorse for the deaths of Russo and Flanagan while stating that her POTS diagnosis caused the crash.
People reported on Tuesday that Shirilla texted Russo’s brother within the wake of his death to ask that the family place photos of the previous couple inside his grave “so he may be with me without end.”
The outlet also reported on Tuesday that Shirilla reached out to Russo’s mother to inform her she was considering hypnosis in an try to recuperate memories from the incident.
Shirilla is eligible for parole in 2037.