Parents Discover Their Daughter Is A Mаss Killer

Babe, what did they tell you? >> Nothing. >> Okay, she was life lighted here. >> This is Natalie and John Sharella, the. parents of Mackenzie Sharillaa. Just. hours earlier, they were informed their. daughter was involved in a devastating. car accident and that she was. transported by helicopter to the nearest. hospital. However, what they're about to hear from. this officer would change the course of. their and McKenzie's life forever. No.

>> You want to sit down? >> Oh my god. >> Oh jeez. >> Say this. Progress in Alamita. Car into. a building. Two are deceased in the. vehicle. Daughter's driving. >> Who died? >> McKenzie's boyfriend Dom Russo as well. as their friend DaVon were pronounced. dead after the crash, making McKenzie. the suspect of a potential double. murder. However, police had their. doubts. Most assumed that this was.

simply the result of an innocent mistake. on Mackenzie's behalf. But as the. investigation would progress, dark and. disturbing secrets would reveal this was. clearly much more than [music] just an. accident. >> Stop. If you do not open like you think. I'm joking. >> What do you mean? >> You know that's exactly what I mean. You're going to come open this door. right now or there's going to be a. serious problem. >> [music].

>> 17-year-old Mackenzie Sharilla, her. 20-year-old boyfriend Dominic, and their. friend DaVon are on their way to a high. school party. With McKenzie's 18th. birthday in just 2 days, the group has. decided to go out and celebrate. But. what seems like a normal night out will. in a few hours turn into one of Ohio's. most disturbing mysteries. At around 2:00 a.m., McKenzie and. Dominic are seen smoking at the party.

And at one point, McKenzie reportedly. offers the host of the party psychedelic. mushrooms. This was unlike McKenzie, as. her friends had never seen her use a. substance before, let alone pass them. around. At 3:30 a.m., the group leaves. the party and drives to another friend's. place across town. There, they hang out. for a little over an hour watching South. Park. By 5:00 a.m., McKenzie decided it. was time to go home. Strangely, she. asked to drive instead of Dominic. This.

was unusual, but Dominic agreed. Additionally, when DaVon asked for a. ride, McKenzie refused to let him in the. car. After an argument, Dominic. convinced her to take DaVon home. All. three of them would get in the car, sealing [music] their own fate. At the. intersection between Pearl and Progress. Drive, CCTV spots the car making a turn. off course from DaVon's house. Instead. of driving along Pearl Drive, the car. turns onto Progress Drive, a road that.

ends abruptly with a brick wall. CCTV. would spot the car rapidly start. accelerating, going from a calm 30 to. over 90 mph. In the very last seconds, an intense turn would take place, leading the car to narrowly avoid. slamming into a tree, but it would be. too late, and the car would speed into. the brick wall. The crashed car would remain. undiscovered for 45 minutes until 6:15.

a.m. when a passerby on a motorcycle. would discover the destroyed vehicle. About 10 minutes later, law enforcement. would [music] arrive and through their. body cams, we can witness the horrific. discovery they would make. >> No one's breathing. >> Bust that window out. >> All right. >> Oh my god.

>> Who can hear my voice in here? driver. >> Oh. >> Hey, this a bad guy. >> She's alive. We got to get her out. >> All right, >> reach up and unlock this door. >> Let me see your knife. Let's cut this. thing out.

You know how. >> I don't feel anything. I don't feel. pulsing. I saw her stomach. Her [music]. stomach's. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> We got two that are gone. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Jesus Christ. Pistol horse I've ever. seen. How old is Dominic Russo? 17. 19.

>> Rest in peace, buddy. >> Inside the car, officers quickly. confirmed two victims as deceased. 20-year-old Dominic in the front. passenger seat and 19-year-old DaVon in. the back. But one person has survived, the driver, McKenzie Sharilla. As medics. and firefighters rush to tend to the. victims, investigators begin trying to. understand how such a devastating crash. could have happened. That's when they. start uncovering alarming details. >> It looks like they even went off the. road up there. >> They did. >> But I mean, they were I mean, if you're.

hitting a building that hard, I just. can't believe all the people that work. up here that are up here all night long. No one heard. >> They're in factory type settings. >> Yeah. Well, >> and it's dark. >> That's insane, though. Once they get her. out, I'll go over to this building cuz I. think there's a camera on the front of. that building. I don't know if it's. working, but I can always ask. >> As authorities work to save McKenzie, the man who initially called 911 to. report the incident arrives on the scene. to give his side of the story.

>> I appreciate you giving us a call. >> Someone in it, obviously. >> Uh, yeah. >> Yeah. All right. >> Yeah. >> So, >> that's a bummer. I didn't want to I. didn't want to get stuck and I'm like, I. ain't I don't know what's going. on, >> right? No, I appreciate you giving us a. call. Absolutely appreciate it. >> They must They were hitting it, man. Yeah, I mean obviously I saw that. that front end. >> They definitely hit it hard. So. >> destroyed, >> right? >> All right. Well, what a way to start. your Sunday. I guess better than theirs. >> Right. >> I appreciate the call, sir. Thank you.

>> Officers would file the crash as an. accident, [music] stating that the. driver appeared to have attempted to. steer off course, but was unable to. regain control. McKenzie was diagnosed. with a condition known as POTS, which. can cause dizziness and fainting, [music] something officers believed may. have contributed to the crash. The. presumption was that a combination of. McKenzie's medical condition and drug. use had likely led to the tragic crash. However, one detail worried officers. There were no signs of breaking. anywhere, and officers would soon begin.

to discover why. >> I've personally been told that she did a. voodoo on him. She was scared that she. was going to make him crash the day. before the actual crash. >> I feel like that's what she was trying. to do was crush the car into the wall. >> As police continue gathering evidence. from the crash site, one officer heads. to the hospital to speak [music] with. Mackenzie's parents. At this point, all. they know is that their daughter was in. a serious accident. >> Oh god. Amazing. Babe, >> what did they tell you? Nothing. Okay.

She was lifelighted here. >> Yeah, that one or that. Okay. No. >> You want to sit down? >> Oh my god. >> Oh dear. [clears throat]. Way to say this. Progress in Alamita. Car into a building. Two are deceased in. the vehicle. Daughter's driving. >> Who died? >> I don't know who. There's one that we. don't know. His name's Jacob. Does. anyone know Jacob? >> No. Stop. What a time. >> Guys, I know we've been dealing with this.

>> Your daughter's okay. She's talking to. us. I talked to her. Okay. Your. daughter's alive. Okay. Your daughter's. alive. >> She was driving you. Okay. >> Who was that? Jacob and who? >> I think what's the name you said? >> Might be. >> Oh my god. >> Stop. >> What's What's his relation to? >> Okay. Yeah. Then Dom was in the car. >> Stop. >> Are you kidding me? >> It's right now it's ongoing.

investigation. Speed is definitely a. factor. Um, [music] so are drugs. >> Tom is dead. Tom is dead. Is that what. you're saying to me? Look at me. Is that. dead? >> There's no way for me to say anything. right now, ma'am. This is This is This. is a serious situation. >> Is it the same D? Maybe it's a. different. It could be a different. >> No, I don't know. We're going to keep it. that way for Okay. She's getting work.

done now. Okay. Full transparency here. There's drugs in the car. She had a bag. of mushrooms on her and a scale. Full. transparency, guys. I'm sorry. I'm. ripping the band-aid off. Okay. Drugs in. the car. >> Away, but not away. So, she. >> in and out of consciousness. She be fully extracted from the vehicle. IFD. I know she has a severe leg injury. Um, like I said, she was speaking and.

she had her seat belt on. >> McKenzie was the only one in the car. wearing a seat belt, which was why she. was the sole survivor. If her intention. had been side, it's unlikely she would. have taken that precaution. This detail. would later become important to the. investigation. >> Yeah, that [music] probably saved her. life. 100% saved her life. >> She had a seat belt up. >> I don't believe the others did. McKenzie's parents would take [music]. the news relatively well, relieved their. daughter had survived. But officers now.

faced a much harder task, [music]. telling Dominic's parents. Remember, at. this point, they didn't even know their. son had been in an accident, let alone. that he had passed away. >> Hi, Christine. Hey, can I talk to you real quick? >> Yeah. Hey. Um, there was an incident uh that we believe. Dominic may be involved. >> What?

>> Both Davon and Dominic are deceased. >> Oh god. >> SIT DOWN. >> SIT DOWN. >> Oh my god. >> Take a seat. >> So, um, you don't. >> No, we don't. Right now, what we do know. 100% is somebody called it in. somebody. passing by at a around 6:15 6:30. >> What? The car was dismissed somewhere. >> Yeah. So So what it what it appears that.

happened is they were going westbound on. Progress from Pearl Road. They went. >> right here in Strongsville. >> Yeah. In Strongsville. That business. that's right at the on Alamita right. where Progress [music] ends. That's dead. ends right there. They hit that. building. They hit the sign out front and then. they hit the building. >> Like they fall into the wheel or. something. >> Don't know. We don't know that. We don't. know that. Um, >> so two kids are dead. My son's dead. Another kid's dead in the hospital. >> She's in surgery right [music] now.

>> Oh my god. Arus, >> I mean, we had another family member or. a friend or anybody that you might want. us to call on your behalf. >> No. >> This is a nightmare. Somebody. called in at 6:30 in the morning. Between 6:15 6:30. came upon it passing it by. >> Yeah. Oh my gosh. >> This is horrible.

>> She was in her car. >> It was in McKenzie's [music]. car. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Oh my gosh. Is she naked or you guys. don't know? >> We right now we don't know. She's she's. in surgery right now. So we we don't. know. >> What a nightmare. 3 weeks would pass. Time that McKenzie. would spend [music] in the hospital. recovering. Her condition would improve. significantly, eventually allowing her. to leave and return to her normal life. The community mourned the tragic loss of.

Dominic and DaVon and expressed sympathy. for McKenzie, who had just gone through. the trauma of losing both her boyfriend. and a close friend. But soon, strange. things about McKenzie would start to. surface. In the weeks that followed, it seems. McKenzie thought everyone concluded the. crash as a tragic accident and nothing. further. McKenzie would never attend. Dominic or DaVon's funerals. On social. media, she would brag about her drug.

use, claiming she could quote, "do more. drugs than anyone and still live." And. then on October 31st, 2022, McKenzie. would go to her first party since the. crash, and her costume for the night. would be a detailed corpse with fake. blood smeared across her mouth. McKenzie's parents even went public to. defend her outfit, saying she quote. deserved to have some fun after the. accident. There also appeared to be a. mysterious source of income. McKenzie.

was spending thousands of undocumented. dollars on designer clothing, and she. [music] wasn't hiding it either, openly. bragging about it online. But lucky for. McKenzie, this strange behavior still. wasn't enough for police to launch a. [music] full investigation. However, that would all change when Dominic's. family came [music] to the police with a. video taken from Dominic's phone. A clip. recorded just 10 days before the crash, one that would change everything. But. before we get to that, I want to tell.

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think I'm joking? Like I'm dead ass. You're going to come open this door. right now or there's going to be a. serious problem. This was a short. snippet from a 15-minute video where. McKenzie clearly and continuously. threatens Dominic. But this wasn't all. Dominic's family would show even more. disturbing material, including text. messages confirming she had threatened. to kill Dominic. This was enough for. officers to reopen the case. Now. investigating it as a planned double.

homicide. >> At this point, this is a u a homicide. investigation. And so we are trying to. show that she intentionally drove the. car into the wall. >> Shortly after the investigation began, police would begin interviewing several. of Mackenzie Sharella's friends, family. members, and individuals from the. community. This would prove to be very. insightful. Officers would first bring Tyler, McKenzie's former boyfriend, in. Unfortunately, his accounts would only.

serve to deepen their concerns. We understand you're you're not under. arrest, dude. >> You walk out anytime you want. We have. approximately 10 questions that we. wanted to ask you. How long were you. guys in a relationship, you and her? >> Well, we were we were all friends in a. friend group at first. I uh I ended up. dating her for a little bit, like. probably uh over the summer. I was only. dating her for probably like a month and. a half or like 2 months. And then um me. and Dom talked about that she was like.

she was cheating on us basically, but it. wasn't like anything official. So it. wasn't no hard feelings like with. whatever happened. I just kind of was. like after me and Dom found out about. that. We didn't [music] have no problems. with each other or nothing. But like. they kept they were on and off and I. kept on talking to her still while they. were on and off because we were all. still in the friend group and stuff. So, and then uh we kind of just like stopped. being intimate, you know what I'm. saying? And we're just friends.

>> So, describe the relationship. What was. it? What was she like as your. girlfriend? >> Um like I didn't really have much with. her relationship wise because we didn't. date that long. But like friend-wise, like like she was crazy. Like our. >> she like mentally just not all there. I. mean. >> Yeah. I I don't think she's just. mentally all there. Like I personally. feel like she was trying to kill herself. and that crash and she uh failed on. doing so. >> Why did Dom put up with this? Do you. know? >> Um I've personally been told that she.

did voodoo on him. She [music] has told. people that she's put a spell on him so. that he couldn't break up with her. That. she had like grabbed a piece of his hair. and that she had a doll in her room for. Dom and that she literally put a spell. on him. But she would tell everyone like. she truly believed in that kind of. stuff. And she also uses the pendulum, I. know, too, to try to get answers to, but. she tries to use it now to talk to Don. >> Do you think McKenzie has it in her to. drive a car into a wall? >> I mean, if you're speculate that she did.

it on purpose, [clears throat] she has. it in her. I feel like if she thinks. that she can just drive the car into the. wall and not feel nothing, you know, like I feel like the only reason she. survived is because of how small she is, like feel like she got insanely lucky, but at the same time not lucky to have. survived that cuz like she [music]. killed two people if that was what she. was trying to do. But it's like I I kind. of feel that I feel like that's what she. was trying to do was crush the car into. the wall. By now, a far darker picture.

of Mackenzie's actions was beginning to. take place. This is when two friends who. had attended the party would come. forward to police, claiming they had. evidence that in their view proved the. crash was no accident at all. >> I just want to show you. >> Oh, no. Explain. >> So, this is when they were going down. Progress Drive. >> and then you know how there was like um. tire tracks before it like on that side. grass. So, that's the sign. >> That's when it hits the sign. That's. where she curved [clears throat] exactly.

right on. >> Gotcha. >> Missed those two rocks and went right. into the sign. The side of it. She went. right into that wall. >> Right. >> No. So, you can see like the hard. breaking was right at the wall and then. her high speed. >> was after the heartbreaking. >> Yeah. 90 mph. >> It looks like the person in the front. seat tried to turn the wheel. >> because of the fact they were going to. go straight into a wall. And it doesn't. say she heart broke once. It was 90 mph. down that whole road. And I also think.

because of Kenzie's and Dominic's. history that they were fighting. I think. Dave went on his phone to distract. himself from the fighting. Although they. were on drugs, they can also still be. fighting with being on drugs. >> While the statements were deeply. concerning, investigators still didn't. have enough concrete evidence to. determine McKenzie's intent. Without a. documented pattern of behavior, it was. still possible the crash had been a. druginduced accident. But that changed. during an interview with Dominic's. brother, who provided detectives with.

crucial information about Dominic and. McKenzie's turbulent relationship. The. following video includes talk of self. harm. Viewer discretion is advised. >> You mentioned that anytime Dom would. kind of want to break up with her, she. kind of would go crazy. Describe crazy. Like what kind of crazy? >> Like there is times where she called Dom. and said, "If you break up with me, I'm. going to. Word for word. There was an instance. literally a couple days before the crash.

that she was hitting him on the highway. while driving and he had to pull his car. over on the side of the highway. Not in. a very safe parking spot either [music]. and have somebody else come pick them up. and drive the car home because he was. scared that she was going to make him. crash. And that was just prior to the. day before the actual crash. >> Apparently, just days before the crash, McKenzie had threatened Dominic's life, saying she would crash the car they were. in. Dominic's brother continued the. interview by giving officers a. compelling motive for why the crash may.

have been intentional. >> You're going 94 miles an hour. You don't. have a very fast car to begin with. You. were stomping that gas pretty much the. whole entire time. There's no brake. marks on the street at all. Even before. the hit, you would think that some type. of instinct would kick in and slam on. the brakes. But to my knowledge, she. went straight into it. Off of what I. know and off my assumptions, Dom tried. to break up with her multiple times. Even in July, I kept not like working. out, whatever. They kept making back up. Kenzie's known to be the kind of person.

that she's like, she's let us know she. will never let go of Dom. And. [clears throat] if she has to let go of. Dom, she will not go on living herself. She's pretty much let that be known. >> McKenzie's actions after the crash were. also of concern to police. On August. 6th, only a week after the incident, police would be called to Mackenzie's. house by her father. there. He would. make concerning statements. While there. is no footage of the incident, the. officer that was called out would retell. the strange incident in an interview.

>> Sergeant, I want to ask you first about. August 6th. If you recall, that's the. day you guys were dispatched to McKenzie. Sharilla room. Can you tell me about. that thing? >> So, we were dispatched up to the room. for a disturbance. Once we arrived upon. the room, she was upset with her dad. We. asked the dad to step out and like we're. trying to calm him down, calm him down. And he's like, you know, you guys. probably know who I am. At one point in. the conversation, he's like, I feel like. my daughter needs a psych evaluation. And he's like, you know, because like, you know, she's not, you know, thinking.

clearly. And word for word what he said. Like I I don't recall every word that he. said. He was pretty hysterical. He was. pretty upset. She was upset with her dad. because like she wanted the lady to go. to the funeral. >> During this interaction, it became clear. that McKenzie was deeply upset with her. father. Despite creating a shrine for. Dominic, regularly posting on his. Facebook [music] memorial page, and. wearing his clothes, her father hadn't. allowed her to attend Dominic's funeral. It appeared that McKenzie was truly.

mourning his death. [music] But around. this time, police managed to gain access. to her phone. What they uncovered didn't. just explain her mysterious source of. income. It also hinted at something far. more disturbing. After decryting. Mackenzie's phone, investigators. discovered several photos of her posing. with large sums of cash despite having. no documented job or known source of. legitimate income. They also found fake. IDs seemingly intended to help her pass. as an adult. But most concerning was a.

Snapchat conversation dated July 22nd, 2022, in which McKenzie quoted $1,000. for pictures and $2,500. for an in-person meeting to do quote. anything you want. Taken together, the. materials painted a deeply troubling. picture. On top of this, her phone. revealed numerous examples of reckless. driving. Videos showed her speeding, smoking marijuana behind the wheel, recording Snapchats while distracted,

crashing during a practice run and. laughing about it, letting go of the. steering wheel, and even bragging about. driving recklessly. But in November, detectives would discover evidence far. beyond any reasonable doubt. After. analyzing McKenzie's phone location. data, investigators were able to retrace. her movements in the days leading up to. the crash. That's when they made a dark. discovery. Just days before the. incident, McKenzie had driven down the. exact same road seven times, heading.

straight towards the same brick wall. She had practiced [music] the route. Officers believed they had gathered. enough evidence to prove McKenzie had. planned the murders. On November 4th, 2022, more than 3 months after the. incident, officers were dispatched to. arrest 18-year-old McKenzie Sharilla. Where is she? Right back there, pal. >> Hi, McKenzie. Step out for me. I'm.

Detective Hazu. I'm the one who's been. investigating the crash. You're under. arrest for aggravated murder times two. Okay. Nobody's going to ask you any. questions. Nobody's going to bother you. Can I have your key, please? Could you. please be careful taking this one off so. it doesn't break the bracelet? >> You got it. You got it.

>> Reporting. Mounted. Wi-Fi connected. camera that black mat. >> What's your first name?

>> Mackenzie. >> Okay, Mackenzie, I'm going to take your. handcuffs off. I need like all the. jewelry and everything to come off. Okay. >> I can't wear any of it. No, I need you. to take it off while you're in jail. right now. [snorts]. >> McKenzie's [music]. parents would soon find out about her. arrest and immediately drive to the. police station and desperately confront. the police, but it would all be too. late. >> But I need to speak to my daughter. because you guys aren't allowed to speak. to her at all. That's from the Lord. How. you guys did this on the weekend just. go, "Hey, there's a warrant for her." We.

would have brought her right down here. with no problem. She hit it. Unbelievable. She's 18. >> The warrant was issued today. It's. really. >> Well, you could make a phone call, couldn't you? You had your creeper out. in front of my yard watching. >> So, um, she can't take, she's an adult. She. can't take any phone calls right now. >> Okay. Well, I still need to speak to my. daughter so she understands her not. saying anything to you guys. BD had to. roll out the whole mask to pick up from. the 18-year-old girl who can hardly walk. out of a out of a hospital. But, is it. is just beyond? >> So, we follow the law and that's what.

we're doing today. Am I going to be. allowed to have a two-minute. conversation with her? You cannot talk. to her. Why doesn't she get a phone. call? Why don't she get a phone call? >> She was just brought in. They're going. to process her. As soon as they get the. time for her to make a phone call, she. wouldn't be able to make a phone call. >> She's a lawyer. She does have a lawyer. >> She is 18 years old and she could speak. that. >> Yeah, but she's a dumb 18-year-old that. just turned 18. And these guys are going. to take advantage of She's not allowed. to speak to you guys. I'm telling you. that her attorney can call us. >> Don't ask her any questions. Her.

parents don't want McKenzie to talk and. demand a lawyer is present. McKenzie is. going to need that lawyer as she's going. to have to face the consequences of her. actions in a court of law. She's tried. as an adult and decides not to be tried. by jury, leaving her fate to a judge. Despite the defense's claims that she. lost consciousness, the evidence against. her proves this claim was a lie. And the. prosecution believes she crashed the car. as an easy way out of the relationship.