True Crime Chat With Mommy Ramblings

Facts Not Fluff

Follow Us

Mackenzie Shirilla’s Shocking Jail Calls – We Have Them All

Mackenzie Shirilla’s Shocking Jail Calls – We Have Them All

by

Mackenzie Shirilla, a Strongsville, Ohio teenager, was convicted of intentionally crashing her car at nearly 100 mph, killing her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and a friend. Her family maintains that the crash was an accident caused by an undiagnosed medical condition, but her appeals have been denied.

In the early morning of July 31, 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove her Toyota Camry into a large brick commercial building. 20-year-old boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and 19-year-old friend, Davion Flanagan were killed on impact. Data from the car’s event recorder showed that Shirilla floored the accelerator in the moments before the impact and never hit the brakes. Shirilla survived the crash but was seriously injured.

During a bench trial presided over by Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the prosecution argued that Shirilla deliberately carried out a premeditated murder. Evidence showed Shirilla had been in a toxic relationship with Russo and had previously threatened to crash the car while arguing with him.The vehicle’s data showed that Shirilla accelerated to 100 mph before impact and did not brake, a fact the judge cited to indicate intent.There was security footage played in court that showed the car moving at normal speed, then suddenly accelerating right before the crash.

In August 2023, the judge convicted Shirilla on all 12 counts, including four counts of murder. “She had a mission, and she executed it with precision,” the judge stated. Mackenzie Shirilla and her family have consistently maintained that the crash was a tragic accident. Shirilla’s family claims she experienced a sudden medical event, possibly related to her Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), that caused her to lose consciousness. Mackenzie Shirilla was sentenced to two concurrent 15-year-to-life sentences for the murders, with eligibility for parole after 15 years.

Mackenzie Shirilla is serving her sentence in a women’s prison in Ohio. New jail calls have been released that are very shocking and I decided to get all the discovery, police cams and jail calls and do a Mommy Ramblings True Crime Deep Dive into this case.

Our YouTube Channel has many videos on the case of Makenzie Shirilla. Her jail calls while awaiting trial and immediately after she was found guilty and then sentenced were sent to me after a FOIA request I made. I have every phone call released in a series of videos. The first two volumes can be found below and the others will be posted here but can be found right now on our Youtube Channel. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

by

It was a snowy January evening in 2011 when Philadelphia schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg returned to her apartment after an early dismissal from school because of the storm. Friends and family described the 27-year-old first-grade teacher as upbeat, organized, and full of life.

However, what happened inside her locked apartment that night has haunted investigators, her loved ones, and the true crime community for over a decade. This 2 Part Video Series of mine also contains my reaction to the Hulu documentary “Death in Apartment 603”: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? In this video, we will go through all the details, documents, evidence, opinions, and more. Take this thorough analysis with us and let us know your thoughts and feelings about this case. Check out the video below and then let us know what you think in the comments.

Check out our Mackenzie Shirilla True Crime Case Coverage

by

Are you familiar with the case of Mackenzie Shirilla? Mackenzie was 17 on July 31st when she drove at approximately 90 miles per hour right into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio. She was not alone in her Toyota Camry, she had two passengers. The crash was horrific, and Mackenzie was the only survivor. Her boyfriend, Dominic Russo who was 20, and their 19-year-old friend Davion Flanagan lost their lives in the crash.

In the hours and days after the crash, disturbing information was learned. Friends came forward, showing details from the Life360 app. The information showed the speed at which Mackenzie was driving. Further information and surveillance video showed she did not even attempt to brake. Mackenzie’s behavior past and after the crash was troubling. Eventually, investigators came to the conclusion that this crash was not accidental. Mackenzie was charged of intentionally causing this crash.

We are taking you through this case will all the case discovery released, including interviews, raw police cam video, text messages, police reports, newly released jail calls, crime scene video and so much more. You can find the full playlist below. We are adding more content every day, so please remember to sub to us on YouTube and click the bell for all notifications so you don’t miss a thing.

Let us know your thoughts on this case in the comments.

Update on our Copyright Case

by

After a bench trial on July 7, 2025, the judge decided the case in our favor and against the plaintiff, Heather Shaffer. Our lawyer has filed a motion to recover our legal fees. We are waiting on that decision. All Glory goes to God in this because it is HIS!!! God sustained us in this and my faith has increased ten-fold.

The plaintiff, Heather Shaffer, did not show the evidence to prove her claims, and the judge dismissed her claims against me. He then ordered, adjudged and decreed the case in my favor and against Heather Shaffer with prejudice and closed the case.

In our opinion, this case was never about copyright, it was about revenge. For almost two years Heather Shaffer generated almost $100,000 in legal bills pursuing what she said on the stand was $500 of damages. The damages were related to two lawyers she hired, one found on the discount forum Fiverr and another who charged her $350 and $150 respectively to file counter notifications for the DMCA’s I filed against her for using my exclusive content. Let’s not forget that Heather Shaffer did not need to hire lawyers to file counter-notifications, it is easily done using YouTube’s free tools. When you consider that in this, her “damages” were her own doing in my opinion. So, why do you think someone would pursue this case for almost 2 years to the tune of almost $100,000.00? Let me know what you think in the comments.

We Need Your Help

by

My name is Carolyn Kavarnos and I am the creator behind the MommyRamblingsBlog YouTube Channel. Over the past four years, my family, our channel, and myself have been the target of harassment, cyberbullying, and threats. Some things that were unleashed on us were death threats, a SWAT to our home, bomb threats called into our Sheriff’s office, threatening mail, malicious striking of our YouTube channel, stalking, false welfare checks, and false CPS calls (5 in one year).

They made multiple channels with the sole intention of attacking me, my family and even community members. Some of the things they did were to expose confidential information, including addresses, body shaming, and even bullying our children. They stalked us on vacation, released the address of where we were staying, and published photos of the outside of the house with our cars in the driveway. They made videos showing the house we were staying in plus the places we were visiting. They published photos that were taken without our knowledge in order to mock and shame us.

The abuse has only grown more relentless and intrusive. The unexpected loss of my oldest son and best friend is their weapon of choice that is used to harass me. They lie about how my son died. This includes making fake videos they pretend were made by family members to enforce their false narrative. They are looking to cause as much pain and suffering as possible to a grieving family.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/mommy-ramblings-legal-fund/widget/large#:~:tcm-regime=GDPR&tcm-prompt=Hidden

My YouTube channel is not a hobby, it is my career and the source of income my family depends on. The cyber-harassers contacted my sponsors and lied about me. They have done this as brazenly as publically, defaming me in social media posts with lies that I am homophobic, a racist, the defendant in a defamation case, and more. This was all done with malicious intent to cause me the loss of my sponsors and income.

This constant abuse has taken a toll physically, emotionally, and mentally especially since it is coming on the heels of the loss of our son. They are capitalizing on this and wanting to break me. The Mommy Ramblings community is strong, and I do not know where I would be without them. Besides my family, the community was the reason I kept going. The community was somewhere I could vent and get support through this unbearable loss. It seems this community is something they also want to destroy.

We must move forward legally, and that is expensive. Their attacks have caused me to lose significant income, which I can statistically prove. We will use this money raised for a retainer and to start legal proceedings against these attackers.

My hope is that I can navigate through this triumphantly, then use the knowledge and my platform to help others. I would eventually like to start a foundation in my son’s name for this purpose. The first step begins today and I need your help. Please know how grateful I am for any amount you can donate. We also need prayers and help to share this fund with as many places as possible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.