Christine Russo Denounces Netflix's No. 1 'The Crash' as 2022 Murder Case Regains Spotlight
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Updated · WKYC.com · May 21
Christine Russo Denounces Netflix's No. 1 'The Crash' as 2022 Murder Case Regains Spotlight
6 articles · Updated · WKYC.com · May 21
Christine Russo said the Netflix documentary has reopened grief nearly four years after the July 31, 2022 crash that killed her brother Dominic Russo, 20, and Davion Flanagan, 19.
Speaking as 'The Crash' topped Netflix for several days after Friday's release, she called Mackenzie Shirilla remorseless, said repeated appeals prolong the family's pain, and said they still want answers about what happened in the car.
Russo said she launched her YouTube podcast, Big Sister Unhinged, to defend her brother's legacy, correct misinformation and push back against online content that turns families' grief into entertainment.
The renewed attention centers on a case in which Shirilla was convicted in 2023 of murder after prosecutors said she drove about 100 mph into a building; she is serving 15 years to life, and an appeals court upheld the denial of a new trial in March 2025.
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