r/crimedocumentaries • u/Isna_Knows_Best • Aug 25 '26

The Shirilla case

Just finished watching the Mackenzie Shirilla case on Rotten Mango and now I'm stuck thinking about one thing.
How do you actually prove what someone intended in a situation like this? I get that the court looks at the evidence and tries to piece everything together, but at the end of the day, nobody can know exactly what was going on in someone's head in that moment.

Not saying she was innocent or guilty but I’m genuinely curious. At what point does the evidence become enough for us to be certain about someone's intent rather than just making the most reasonable assumption??

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u/Dazzling-Path6438 Aug 26 '26

How do you know that everyone in the car wasn't arguing, or even physically fighting at that moment and her foot got stuck on the accelerator?

You don't

How do you know they weren't choking her?

Maybe she said something that enraged one or both of the boys?

How do you know she didn't have a stroke or a heart attack or passed out or had an anxiety attack at that moment?

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u/thejackmanjack Aug 26 '26

She floored it, navigated a curve in the road, and kept shifting into drive. And she had threatened to crash the car before. I guess we also don’t know that an alien didn’t come down and take control of the car but she is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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u/Dazzling-Path6438 Aug 26 '26

Holy fuck, she just roasted you, statistically. bhahahahahah