Mackenzie Shirilla Appeals 2023 Murder Conviction to Ohio Supreme Court After 15-Year-to-Parole Sentence
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 27
Mackenzie Shirilla Appeals 2023 Murder Conviction to Ohio Supreme Court After 15-Year-to-Parole Sentence
9 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 27
Ohio Supreme Court is now being asked to review Mackenzie Shirilla’s post-conviction challenge after the Eighth District Court of Appeals upheld her 2023 murder conviction and later denied her relief petition.
Prosecutors said Shirilla, then 17, drove about 100 mph into a building in July 2022, killing Dominic Russo, 20, and Davion Flanagan, 19; vehicle data showed full acceleration and no braking before impact.
Life in prison with parole eligibility after 15 years remains in place while Shirilla, held at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, continues to argue in Netflix’s "The Crash" that the collision was an accident.
Netflix’s May 15 documentary has revived scrutiny of the case, prompting release of texts, jail calls and bodycam footage, while Russo’s sister pushes "Dom and Davion’s Law" to curb offenders from profiting off such crimes.
With her appeals failing, can a Netflix documentary sway public opinion against the black box data that convicted Mackenzie Shirilla?
Convicted of murder, could a one-day filing error be the legal loophole that reopens Mackenzie Shirilla's entire case?
As a documentary boosts her notoriety, can 'Dom and Davion's Law' stop convicted murderers from profiting from their crimes on social media?