{"id":341483,"date":"2026-05-27T15:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=341483"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:53:03","slug":"mackenzie-shirillas-boyfriends-mortality-text-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/mackenzie-shirillas-boyfriends-mortality-text-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie Shirilla&#8217;s Boyfriend\u2019s Mortality Text Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mackenzie Shirilla<\/strong>\u2019s boyfriend <strong>Dominic Russo<\/strong> allegedly addressed his mortality 4 weeks prior to her 2022 automobile crash that killed him.<\/p>\n<p>In line with a Tuesday, May 26, report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/26\/read-mackenzie-shirillas-texts-with-dom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>TMZ<\/em><\/a>, 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, \u201cKenzie  I really like you but I don\u2019t think we must be together at this point, there isn\u2019t very much time on earth,\u201d before his death.<\/p>\n<p>Shirilla, who&#8217;s the topic of Netflix\u2019s <em>The Crash<\/em> 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 <strong>Davion Flanagan<\/strong> also died because of this of the incident. (POTS is described by the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/16560-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cleveland Clinic<\/em><\/a> as a condition that affects transitioning from \u201clying all the way down to standing up, comparable to a quick heart rate, dizziness and fatigue.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>The outlet\u2019s screenshot of Russo\u2019s alleged text went on to detail the character of their volatile romance. \u201cI\u2019d wish to think we could stop fighting but it surely\u2019s a breakup fight every week neither of us deserve,\u201d the screenshot read. \u201cI don\u2019t wanna fight on a regular basis [and I know] you don\u2019t either. Anyone who\u2019s around anyone daily of the week is certain to fight. If we will\u2019t separate for slightly then we&#8217;re only going to fight more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Mackenzie Shirilla Is a Prison &#8216;Mean Girl&#8217; and Often Has Hickeys, Says Inmate<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFollowing the discharge of Netflix\u2019s The Crash, a former inmate claimed that Mackenzie Shirilla is nothing just like the remorseful prisoner she\u2019s depicted as within the true crime documentary. \u201cWhen she walked out within the documentary, my jaw literally dropped, because her demeanor and the best way that she looked was nothing just like the person I used to be [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The alleged text concluded, \u201cI don\u2019t want you to think I\u2019m abandoning you, I wish it could work, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to at this point especially with the threats. We should always just break up so we will each find happiness elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet stated that the text was sent on July 2, 2022. The automobile crash occurred within the early morning of July 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s speed of 100 mph and the absence of braking before the vehicle slammed right into a brick wall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=400&#038;h=225&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=200&#038;h=113&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=300&#038;h=169&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=400&#038;h=225&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=600&#038;h=338&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=800&#038;h=450&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=900&#038;h=506&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=1000&#038;h=563&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=675&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=1600&#038;h=900&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=1800&#038;h=1012&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mackenzie-shirilla-no-remorse-jail.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1080&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Mackenzie Shirilla\u2019s Former Inmate Says She Showed No 'Remorse,' Wanted to 'Be Like Regina George'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Mackenzie Shirilla&#8217;s Former Inmate Claims She Had No &#8216;Remorse&#8217; for Crime<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA former inmate who served time with Mackenzie Shirilla on the Ohio Reformatory for Women claimed that she didn\u2019t show \u201cremorse\u201d behind bars and desired to \u201cbe like\u201d the Mean Girls character Regina George. Mary Katherine \u201cKat\u201d Crowder shared claims about what Shirilla, 21, was really like in prison following the discharge of Netflix\u2019s The [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>People<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mackenzie-shirilla-wanted-photos-slain-boyfriend-casket-be-me-forever-11984150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday that Shirilla texted Russo\u2019s brother within the wake of his death to ask that the family place photos of the previous couple inside his grave \u201cso he may be with me without end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mackenzie-shirilla-texted-this-to-boyfriend-s-mom-after-crash-11983905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday that Shirilla reached out to Russo\u2019s mother to inform her she was considering hypnosis in an try to recuperate memories from the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Shirilla is eligible for parole in 2037.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mackenzie Shirilla\u2019s 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, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":341484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[12131,19499,28084,557,51826,352],"class_list":["post-341483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-boyfriends","tag-mackenzie","tag-mortality","tag-revealed","tag-shirillas","tag-text"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341483"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341486,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341483\/revisions\/341486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}