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The Crash: A Defense Attorney's Full Breakdown of the Mackenzie Shirilla Disaster
The Mackenzie Shirilla case is a catalog of failures. A defense that raised a medical condition and never proved it. A prosecution that charged murd…
6 days, 16 hours ago
The Crash: What Should Mackenzie Shirilla Be Doing Right Now to Get Out?
Mackenzie Shirilla's legal options are essentially gone. The conviction stands. The appeals are exhausted. The post-conviction petition was denied. …
6 days, 20 hours ago
The Crash: Was Murder the Right Charge for Mackenzie Shirilla?
Murder requires intent. Not recklessness. Not negligence. Not bad judgment. Intent — formed beforehand and carried out deliberately. That's the bar …
1 week ago
The Crash: What Should Mackenzie Shirilla's Defense Have Actually Looked Like?
If Mackenzie Shirilla had walked into Bob Motta's office instead of her actual attorney's, the case might look very different right now. That's not …
1 week ago
Why Did The Sheriff Stop Talking To Nancy Guthrie's Family?
In mid-May, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed in a People magazine interview that his department is no longer communicating directly with Na…
1 week ago
The Crash: How Many Things Went Wrong in the Mackenzie Shirilla Case?
A defense attorney who never called the key medical expert. A post-conviction petition filed one day late. A bench trial where one judge made every …
1 week ago
The Crash: Is Mackenzie Shirilla Lying About Her Memory or Is Everyone Else?
A fellow inmate who spent six months with Mackenzie Shirilla says the woman in Netflix's The Crash — the one speaking softly from prison, expressing…
1 week ago
The Crash: How Strong Is the Case Against Mackenzie Shirilla Really?
One judge. No jury. No deliberation room. No twelve people wrestling with reasonable doubt. The Mackenzie Shirilla murder conviction was decided by …
1 week, 1 day ago
The Crash: Was Mackenzie Shirilla Convicted for Her Personality?
At her arrest, Mackenzie Shirilla asked the officers to be careful with her bracelets — gifts from Dominic Russo, the boyfriend who'd been killed in…
1 week, 1 day ago
What Kind Of People Are Behind Guthrie, Kepner And Murdaugh?
What kind of person does each of these cases point to? That's the behavioral question two FBI veterans take on in this long-form segment. Tony Brues…
1 week, 1 day ago