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Published 15:28 08 Jul 2026 GMT
Mackenzie Shirilla has caused more controversy from behind bars after her support team posted a new prison selfie of the convict.
It's been nearly two months since true crime doc The Crash premiered on Netflix, which covered the deaths of Dominic Russo, 20, and Davion Flanagan, 18, who were both passengers in a car that crashed into a brick wall at over 100 mph (160 km/h) in July 2022.
The documentary sat atop the Netflix charts for weeks afterward, as many tried to deduce whether Shirilla, who was at the wheel of the vehicle, was responsible.
Numerous details were omitted from the doc, but questions continue to persist about the then-17-year-old.
She was found wedged between the seat and door, with the two other passengers pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred after the trio were heading back from a party, with Shirilla being found guilty of killing the two men in 2023, as toxicology tests ruled out drug and alcohol impairment.
Ultimately, a judge found Shirilla to have orchestrated a premeditated murder, and she was convicted of 12 felony charges and sentenced to two concurrent life sentences, with the possibility of parole in 2037.
But earlier this week, the convict caused a stir online after posting a selfie from prison, after her lawyers' latest appeal was rejected by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Shirilla's supporters took to Instagram to post the new photo, writing that she is "trying to do better every day and holding out hope."
But many questioned how she was wearing makeup in prison, as the caption further claimed: "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 Shirilla’s Support Team explained.
Many X users were starting to question how the convict got her hands on makeup and a phone to take selfies.
One user wrote: "How in the hell does this girl have a phone, makeup done, laid edges, flat-ironed hair, AND the audacity to take selfies knowing she murdered two innocent guys?? While in JAIL??? What the actual f**k is going on."
Other rules state that inmates can wear a "reasonable amount of makeup," while "staff may require an inmate to remove make-up if in the judgment of a supervisor any significant change in physical appearance has taken place."
Shirilla would be found guilty of four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in 2023.
Despite this, she has maintained her innocence, with her legal team filing three appeals in an effort to secure a new trial, but each attempt has been unsuccessful.
