Mackenzie Shirilla shared a new photo of his eyebrow being torn from a photo taken inside a prison as his support team shared a new update amid his appeal efforts.
Shirilla’s team took to her Instagram account on Monday, July 6, to share a selfie she took in prison. Shirilla, 21, is wearing something serious as she looks at the camera. She wore her hair straight with a child’s hair style, full arched brows with a pointed brow, plump cheekbones and full lips topped with a nude pout.
Additionally, Shirilla wore a navy long sleeve top and small hoop earrings.
Alongside the photo, Shirilla’s team shared an update on how she’s doing in prison after the Ohio Supreme Court denied her lawyers’ latest attempt to reconsider her latest appeal.
“Mackenzie is trying to do better every day and hold on to hope. Exoneration from his conviction was denied due to a technical deadline. The decision has nothing to do with its content, nor could it be reviewed,” the caption read. “His opposing counsel missed the deadline by filing it one day late due to the increase of the year, which makes him unable to take advantage of it. [counsel].”
The team added that Shirilla, her family and her fans “will respectfully continue to do everything they can to make this title heard, just as they would anyone in her position.”
“Keep sharing all you can and Please sign and share this petition so we can get a retrial. We ALL deserve fair representation and when you review his case you will agree he didn’t get that,” the caption concluded. “Please click, sign, and share the petition in his bio.”
The caption was signed “Mackenzie Shirilla’s Support Team” and included the hashtags “free Mackenzie,” “Mackenzie Shirilla,” “wrongfully convicted” and “danger.”
After the Ohio Supreme Court denied the request on June 23, Shirilla’s attorneys filed a new motion asking the court to reconsider their request on Tuesday, July 7. The legal team argued that it erred in filing too late because of confusing deadlines, according to court documents viewed by WOIO. The Ohio Supreme Court has yet to respond to the request.
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Shirilla’s case regained national attention after it was featured in a May Netflix documentary The crash.
In August 2023, Shirilla was found guilty of multiple crimes including four counts of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of her boyfriend. Dominic Russoand their friend Davion Flanagan. Russo, 20, and Flanagan, 19, died after Shirilla drove her car into a brick wall while traveling at 100mph.
After being found guilty, Shirilla was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 15 years in prison. He is not eligible for parole until September 2037.
Despite being found guilty, Shirilla maintains her innocence and insists that she did not intentionally kill Russo and Flanagan.
