Emily Simpson

Dominic Russo's sister, her name's Christine, is pushing to modernize Ohio's Son of Sam law, arguing that it's too outdated to address how convicted criminals can now profit through social media.

The law was named after serial killer David Berkowitz, and it was designed to prevent violent criminals from financially benefiting from their crimes.

But most state statutes were written before platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and podcasts existed.

Christine says Sharilla has gained followers and donations linked to her notoriety, including attention from the Netflix documentary, The Crash.

Christina, this is we're talking about Dom's sister.

Christina says that no victim's family should have to watch the person who killed their loved one.

Turn that crime into followers, donations, sponsorships, documentaries, social media income or any other type of personal benefit all the time, too.

Yeah.

You know, when we talk about laws and things evolving, that son of Sam law is a really good law, but it does not, it needs to be expanded because now people don't make money.

Well, I mean, you can, you can write a book, but it's very outdated.

Now people are making money from having followers and social media and things like that.

It doesn't, it doesn't cover.

Yeah.

Yeah, and you shouldn't be able to get donations.

Well, no, but I think she's getting attention.

No, she's getting donations.

Like there's people that feel badly for her and like donate and she gets followers and she gets attention.

Well, if they're good looking, you have to be good looking and they can't be ugly male murderers.

They have to be like Wade Wilson.

They have to be charming and handsome and then they get money.