Mackenzie Shirilla's New Instagram Photo Sparks Prison Review
A selfie of Mackenzie Shirilla was shared on her Instagram account on Monday, July 6, which prompted a review.
However, it was determined by the Office of Victim Services and the Office of the Chief Inspector that Shirilla did not post the photo herself because "incarcerated individuals do not have access to social media platforms on the ViaPath tablets." She will not be disciplined for the photo.
The caption on the photo aimed to bring attention to her case as she and her family ask the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider her latest appeal
"Mackenzie is trying to do better every day and holding on to hope," the post read. "Her post conviction relief was denied due to a deadline technicality. The decision has nothing to do with the contents of it, it was unable to even be reviewed. Her appellate lawyer missed a deadline by filing it one day late due to a leap year, which also makes HIM ineffective assistance of council.
"Mackenzie and her family (along with everyone's help) will respectfully continue to do everything they can so that the merits of the brief can be heard, just as anyone else would do in their position," they continued. "Keep sharing everything you can and Please sign and share this petition for a fair re-trial. We ALL deserve fair representation and once you review her case you'll agree she did not get that. Please click, sign, and share the petition in her bio. Thank you. - Mackenzie Shirilla's Support Team #freemackenzie #mackenzieshirilla #wrongfullyconvicted #thecrash"
This comes after the Supreme Court of Ohio denied her appeal, saying that it would not review due to the late filing and "that the trial court correctly determined it was without jurisdiction to consider the petition."
Shirilla is serving a 15-to-life sentence for crashing her car into a building at nearly 100 mph in 2022, which killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan. The case was brought back into the spotlight following the debut of the Netflix documentary The Crash in May. Her first parole hearing is set for September 2037, when she is 33.
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This story was originally published July 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM.