Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Hell on Wheels” McKenzie Shirilla Kills 2, Demands New Trial

Mackenzie Shirilla is serving 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, convicted on 12 counts, including murder and aggravated vehicular homicide.  Police say Shirilla deliberately crashing her car into a brick building at 100 mph. Two passengers were killed, Shirilla's boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan. Data from the car's black box showed Shirilla floored the gas pedal and never used the brakes, making calculated steering and gear adjustments before impact.  She was 17 at the time.  The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to review Mackenzie Shirilla’s post-conviction appeals, ruling the petition was filed late and the trial court lacked jurisdiction to excuse the delay. Shirilla’s lawyers, in court documents, said they requested the review due to a calendar mistake. They filed the appeal one day past the deadline. Jailhouse recordings and prison records reveal demands the double killer is making behind bars  Recordings from her time at the Ohio Reformatory for Women exposed her begging for perks like an iPad, complaining about being bored, and scheming with her mother.  A prison document details 23 complaints and 36 violations against her, including flashing her breasts to visitors, possessing contraband like paints and monopoly money, and refusing job assignments.   Shirilla will not be eligible for her first parole hearing until October 2037.    Joining Nancy Grace today:  * Christine Russo  - Dominic Russo's older sister - Host, "The Big Sister: Unhinged Podcast,"  Instagram: @thebigsisterunhinged [https://www.instagram.com/thebigsisterunhinged/#],  www.youtube.com/@TheBigSisterUnhinged [http://www.youtube.com/@TheBigSisterUnhinged] * Shyann Topping - Mackenzie Shirilla's prison girlfriend in 2023  TikTok: shyanntoppingg  * Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst,  Host "On the Couch with Dr. Bethany," Author: "Deal Breaker,”  featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, www.drbethanymarshall.com [https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/] , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive   John Mobley  - Trial attorney, John Mobley Law Firm [https://johnmobley.com/] * Dr. Kendall Crowns  - TX Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth),  Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue," Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)    Joel Waldman  - Co-host of "Surviving the Survivor,"   Author of "Surviving the Survivor: A Brutally Honest Conversation about Life (& Death) with My Mom: A Holocaust Survivor, Therapist & My Podcast Co-Host", Co-Founder and Creative Director at Content Product Media  * Dave Mack -  Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

STRANGER DNA UNDER MAGGIE'S NAILS?

Alex Murdaugh's second murder trial in the deaths of his wife and son is now scheduled for April of 2027.  His 2023 convictions were overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court which ruled  former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill improperly influenced the jury.  Murdaugh remains incarcerated  for 22 state financial crimes and 14 federal charges serving both sentences concurrently, unaffected by the murder retrial.    A status hearing is set for August for Judge Debra McCaslin  to decide pending motions on a change of venue and allowing independent DNA testing of samples from under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails, among others.    Joining Nancy today: * Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson - Murdaugh's former housekeeper,  Author: Within the House of Murdaugh: Amid a Unique Friendship, Blanca and Maggie, website: https://withinhouseofmurdaugh.com [https://withinhouseofmurdaugh.com] * Mark Peper - Criminal defense attorney,  PeperLawFirm.com, Twitter: @PeperLawFirm * Dr. Bethany Marshall  - Psychoanalyst,  https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/ [https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/], Instagram FB & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive [Twitter:@DrBethanyLive],  Author: "Deal Breaker,"   featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, Host: "On The Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall"  * Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security,  website: www.uspasecurity.com [http://www.uspasecurity.com/], Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security,  * Thomas Coyne  - Medical Examiner, University of Florida.  District Eight Medical Examiner, State of Florida. Toxicologist.  Forensic Pathologist and Neuropathologist.   * GiGi McKelvey  - Journalist, Host of the podcast “Pretty Lies And Alibis”,  prettyliesandalibis.org,  Facebook, IG, TikTok: @PrettyLies And Alibis, Twitter: @PrettyLiesAlibi  * Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Postal Worker's Killing on Rural Route Leaves Her Children Orphaned | Crime Alert 07.01.26

Postal worker kidnapped and killed by man who previously threatened her months after husband's fatal car crash, leaving her children orphaned. California dog rescue accused of fraud after more than 100 dogs found in mass grave, many of them shot. New York mother downs a bottle of Vodka while her 18-month-old son chokes to death on popcorn kernels. Sydney Silvagni reports.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

MURDAUGH RETRIAL: April Trial Contingent on "Red Herring" DNA | Crime Alert 06.30.26

Tentative Murdaugh trial date contingent on time to complete advanced DNA testing. Parents indicted in death of their 255 pound non-verbal 7-year-old. 'Scorned' husband gets 40 years for setting his wife's married "affair partner" on fire. Sydney Silvagni reports.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

VIDEO OF NANCY GUTHRIE & KIDNAPPER CLAIM

New in the Nancy Guthrie case, another email to TMZ by a person claiming to have video of Nancy and her kidnapper. The anonymous emails demand one Bitcoin in exchange for information on the abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. The email claims the anonymous sender has hidden cellphone in a secure location that contains a short video of one of the kidnappers with Guthrie. Reportedly that video was taken on the day Nancy allegedly died.   The email also reportedly contains names, ages, and addresses of the alleged suspects. TMZ  forwarded the emails directly to the FBI. Pima County Sheriff, has expressed heavy skepticism about the legitimacy. Joining Nancy Grace today: * Maureen O'Connell - former FBI agent,  President and CEO @ MOA (Maureen O’Connell and Associates), past President, InfraGard National, Podcast Co-Host, "Big City Crime—Inside the Red Tape"  * Dr. Rachel Toles -  Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, author of upcoming book  “Inventing the Psychopath: How a Convenient Myth Makes the World More Dangerous,” website: DrRachelToles.com, Instagram / YouTube: TolzHaus, Facebook: DrRachelToles  * Mike Gould - former Nassau County (NY) lieutenant and founding member of the New York Police Department (NYPD) K-9 unit, President of 'Hounds Town' Charity  * Morgan Wright - cybersecurity expert and former detective,  CEO and Founder - National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases (OpenUnsolved.org), Host - Crime: Reconstructed Substack and Podcast  * Tony Brueski  -  Michigan- Podcast Host: Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski,  Instagram: @hiddenkillerspod youtube/@hiddenkillerspod * Sydney Silvagni - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.