“Hell on Wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla’s late boyfriend eerily texted her about how “there isn’t very much time on earth” as he dumped her a month before his car-crash death.

The chilling message, obtained by TMZ, shows Dominic Russo gently telling his would-be murderer that they needed time apart.

Mackenzie Shirilla cries with her hand over her mouth.
Mackenzie Shirilla cries as she is found guilty of murder on Aug. 14, 2023.WKYC

Dominic Russo, Mackenzie Shirilla, Steve Shirilla, and Natalie Shirilla posing for a photo.
Dominic Russo (far left) texted his would-be murderer that they needed time apart weeks before the wreck.COURTESY OF NETFLIX
“Kenzie u know i love u but i don’t think we should be together at this point there isnt very much time on earth yaknow,” he wrote in the message, which Shirilla read on June 2, 2022 – a month before she intentionally floored her Toyota Camry into a brick wall at 100 mph, killing Russo and friend Davion Flanagan.

Rescue workers and police officers investigating a heavily damaged vehicle on a grassy area next to a brick building.
Remains of the wrecked car involved in the deadly crash.City of Strongsville
Shirilla is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life. She’s now appealing her conviction a second time.

Her twisted saga is the subject of the hit Netflix documentary, “The Crash,” which has catapulted to No. 1 since its debut Friday.

SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/boyfriend-of-hell-on-wheels-killer-mackenzie-shirilla-sent-her-a-chilling-text-weeks-before-deadly-wreck/