Madison Russo told the world she was battling pancreatic cancer and had a tumor “the size of a football."

It was all a lie.

After Russo bilked donors out of more than $37,000 through her posts on social media, some eagle-eyed medical professionals began questioning her diagnosis. The anonymous witnesses noticed inaccuracies in the photos she posted of herself and contacted authorities.

Russo is arrested and charged with first-degree theft. Now, under a plea deal, Russo gets a suspended sentence and stays out of jail 

Joining Nancy Grace today:
Kirby Clements- Attorney at Law, Author: "How to Keep Your A$$ Out of Jail;" Instagram: @kirbyclementsjr, Twitter: @kirbyesq 
Dr. Shari Schwartz- Forensic Psychologist (Specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology;" Twitter: @TrialDoc  
Greg Smith- Special Deputy Sheriff, Johnson County Sheriff's Office (Kansas), Executive Director of the Kelsey Smith Foundation
Stefani Condon-Oldreive - Founder and Director of Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society; Craig was her father, who passed away shortly after his diagnosis 16 years ago.  


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Dr. Tim Gallagher- Medical Examiner, State of Florida; Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine; Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference  
Kayla Brantley- Reporter, DailyMail.com; Twitter: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley 

Madison Russo told the world she was battling pancreatic cancer and had a tumor “the size of a football."
It was all a lie.
After Russo bilked donors out of more than $37,000 through her posts on social media, some eagle-eyed medical professionals began questioning her diagnosis. The anonymous witnesses noticed inaccuracies in the photos she posted of herself and contacted authorities.
Russo is arrested and charged with first-degree theft. Now, under a plea deal, Russo gets a suspended sentence and stays out of jail 
Joining Nancy Grace today:
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<li><a href="Clementslawgroup.com">Kirby Clements</a>- Attorney at Law, Author: "How to Keep Your A$$ Out of Jail;" Instagram: @kirbyclementsjr, Twitter: @kirbyesq </li>
<li><a href="panthermitigation.com">Dr. Shari Schwartz</a>- Forensic Psychologist (Specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology;" Twitter: @TrialDoc  </li>
<li><a href="kelseysarmy.com ">Greg Smith</a>- Special Deputy Sheriff, Johnson County Sheriff's Office (Kansas), Executive Director of the Kelsey Smith Foundation</li>
<li><a href="CraigsCause.ca">Stefani Condon-Oldreive</a> - Founder and Director of Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society; Craig was her father, who passed away shortly after his diagnosis 16 years ago.  
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<li><a href="http://www.pathcaremed.com">Dr. Tim Gallagher</a>- Medical Examiner, State of Florida; Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine; Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference  </li>
<li>Kayla Brantley- Reporter, <a href="DailyMail.com">DailyMail.com</a>; Twitter: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley </li>
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Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells!

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'FOOTBALL-SIZED TUMOR' Scammer Won't Face Jail Time

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Ted Bundy, one of America's most notorious serial killers, was also a kidnapper, rapist, burglar, and necrophile who attacked dozens of young women and girls across the US in the 1970s. Bundy's killing spree was interrupted in 1977 when he was arrested for a Colorado murder, but he escaped while being transported to a court hearing. He was caught again in Florida in 1978, but only after a brutal raid on a Florida State University sorority house. Bundy confessed to 30 homicides, although it suspected his death toll was much higher.  He has now been tied to the death of Laura Ann Aime She disappeared on Halloween night in 1974 after leaving a party. Her body was discovered a month later in American Fork Canyon, Utah.  Bundy was executed by Florida in 1989.

Joining Nancy Grace today:  historian Peter Vronksy, former SVU detective Steven Lampley, and   Alan Duke, investigative reporter. .

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Ted Bundy, one of America's most notorious serial killers, was also a kidnapper, rapist, burglar, and necrophile who attacked dozens of young women and girls across the US in the 1970s. Bundy's killing spree was interrupted in 1977 when he was arrested for a Colorado murder, but he escaped while being transported to a court hearing. He was caught again in Florida in 1978, but only after a brutal raid on a Florida State University sorority house. Bundy confessed to 30 homicides, although it suspected his death toll was much higher.&nbsp; He has now been tied to the death of Laura Ann Aime She disappeared on Halloween night in 1974 after leaving a party. Her body was discovered a month later in American Fork Canyon, Utah.&nbsp; Bundy was executed by Florida in 1989.
Joining Nancy Grace today:&nbsp; historian Peter Vronksy, former SVU detective Steven Lampley, and&nbsp; &nbsp;Alan Duke, investigative reporter. .
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SERIAL KILLER TED BUNDY BUSTED IN DECADES OLD TEEN MURDER

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Mackenzie Shirilla is serving 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, convicted on 12 counts, including murder and aggravated vehicular homicide.  Police say Shirilla deliberately crashing her car into a brick building at 100 mph. Two passengers were killed, Shirilla's boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan. Data from the car's black box showed Shirilla floored the gas pedal and never used the brakes, making calculated steering and gear adjustments before impact.  She was 17 at the time.  

Now jailhouse recordings and prison records reveal that convicted double-murderer is making    demand behind bars  Recordings from her time at the Ohio Reformatory for Women exposed her begging for perks like an iPad, complaining about being bored, and scheming with her mother.  A prison document details 23 complaints and 36 violations against her, including flashing her breasts to visitors, possessing contraband like paints and monopoly money, and refusing job assignments.  

Shirilla will not be eligible for her first parole hearing until October 2037.   

Joining Nancy Grace today: 
Christine Russo  - Dominic Russo's older sister - Host, "The Big Sister: Unhinged Podcast,"  Instagram: @thebigsisterunhinged,  www.youtube.com/@TheBigSisterUnhinged
Shyann Topping - Mackenzie Shirilla's prison girlfriend in 2023  TikTok: shyanntoppingg 
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst,  Host "On the Couch with Dr. Bethany," Author: "Deal Breaker,”  featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, www.drbethanymarshall.com , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive  
John Mobley  - Trial attorney, John Mobley Law Firm
Dr. Kendall Crowns  - TX Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth),  Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue," Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)   
Joel Waldman  - Co-host of "Surviving the Survivor,"   Author of "Surviving the Survivor: A Brutally Honest Conversation about Life (& Death) with My Mom: A Holocaust Survivor, Therapist & My Podcast Co-Host", Co-Founder and Creative Director at Content Product Media 
Dave Mack -  Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'

Mackenzie Shirilla is serving 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, convicted on 12 counts, including murder and aggravated vehicular homicide.&nbsp; Police say Shirilla deliberately crashing her car into a brick building at 100 mph. Two passengers were killed, Shirilla's boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan. Data from the car's black box showed Shirilla floored the gas pedal and never used the brakes, making calculated steering and gear adjustments before impact.&nbsp; She was 17 at the time.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Now jailhouse recordings and prison records reveal that convicted double-murderer is making&nbsp; &nbsp; demand behind bars&nbsp; Recordings from her time at the Ohio Reformatory for Women exposed her begging for perks like an iPad, complaining about being bored, and scheming with her mother.&nbsp; A prison document details 23 complaints and 36 violations against her, including flashing her breasts to visitors, possessing contraband like paints and monopoly money, and refusing job assignments.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shirilla will not be eligible for her first parole hearing until October 2037.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Joining Nancy Grace today:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Christine Russo&nbsp; - Dominic Russo's older sister - Host, "The Big Sister: Unhinged Podcast,"&nbsp; Instagram: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebigsisterunhinged/#" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="11">thebigsisterunhinged</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@TheBigSisterUnhinged" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="12">www.youtube.com/@TheBigSisterUnhinged</a></li>
<li>Shyann Topping - Mackenzie Shirilla's prison girlfriend in 2023&nbsp; TikTok: shyanntoppingg&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, &nbsp;Host "On the Couch with Dr. Bethany," Author: "Deal Breaker,&rdquo;&nbsp; featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, <a href="https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="13" data-outlook-id="bfb7b2bf-9a2c-4f56-973d-6574757632da">www.drbethanymarshall.com</a> , Instagram &amp; TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive&nbsp;&nbsp; John Mobley&nbsp;&nbsp;- Trial&nbsp;attorney, <a href="https://johnmobley.com/">John Mobley Law Firm</a></li>
<li>Dr. Kendall Crowns&nbsp; - TX Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth),&nbsp; Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue," Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)&nbsp; &nbsp; Joel Waldman&nbsp; - Co-host of "Surviving the Survivor,"&nbsp; &nbsp;Author of "Surviving the Survivor: A Brutally Honest Conversation about Life (&amp; Death) with My Mom: A Holocaust Survivor, Therapist &amp; My Podcast Co-Host", Co-Founder and Creative Director at Content Product Media&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dave Mack -&nbsp; Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'</li>
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HELL ON WHEELS MACKENZIE SHIRILLA KILLS 2 MEN, DIVA DEMANDS BEHIND BARS

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Kansas City authorities "hot on the trail" of fugitive gunman who shot five, killing one. Four teenagers behind bars after their attempt to evade police results in a deadly crash. North Carolina woman threatens her boyfriend at knifepoint while he holds their infant over household chore divide. Sydney Silvagni reports. 

Kansas City authorities "hot on the trail" of fugitive gunman who shot five, killing one. Four teenagers behind bars after their attempt to evade police results in a deadly crash. North Carolina woman threatens her boyfriend at knifepoint while he holds their infant over household chore divide. Sydney Silvagni reports.&nbsp;

MANHUNT: Kansas City Highway Gunman Still at Large Days After Shooting Five | Crime Alert 06.19.26

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'FOOTBALL-SIZED TUMOR' Scammer Won't Face Jail Time

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