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May 23, 2026

The Crash and the art of not doing too much

the true crime that's worth your time

Sometimes, picking the right subject is all a true-crime doc has to do; that's how it is with Netflix's feature on the Mackenzie Shirilla case.

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The crime
In the early morning of July 31, 2022, a car driven by then-17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla collided with the corner of a building at nearly 100 miles an hour. The crash killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan. 

"Kenzie" survived. 

A damaged black car with extensive front-end and side wreckage, inside a garage or workshop, with tools and equipment in the background, captioned "What else would help explain this crash?".
This isn't even the most startling photo of the wrecked Toyota, which really does look like it was put into a Cuisinart. (Netflix)
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