Overview
- In July 2022 Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car into a brick building at about 100 mph, killing Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan and leaving investigators to report no braking prior to impact.
- A judge convicted Shirilla in 2023 of murder and related counts and sentenced her to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life with parole eligibility in 2037.
- Her lawyers filed for Ohio Supreme Court review in April and renewed the request in late May, arguing new medical‑blackout evidence tied to POTS and a calendaring one‑day lapse should have allowed post‑conviction relief.
- The Netflix documentary The Crash prompted release of texts, bodycam clips, jail and prison calls, and disciplinary records that have intensified public scrutiny and led to real‑world fallout including administrative leave for her father.
- Prison records and leaked calls show multiple infractions, requests for privileges, and outside admirers while Shirilla’s convictions remain in force pending the state supreme court’s decision on whether to hear the appeal.