‘Hell on wheels’ killer Mackenzie Shirilla claims ‘pre-existing medical condition’ may have caused her to black out during fatal wreck
Mackenzie Shirilla, convicted of a double murder, claims a pre-existing medical condition may have caused her to black out before a fatal crash. Her appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court argues that her previous legal team failed to investigate this condition adequately. Shirilla is currently serving a sentence of 15 years to life for the deaths of her boyfriend and a friend in the 2022 incident.
- ▪Mackenzie Shirilla is appealing her conviction, citing a pre-existing medical condition as a possible cause for her actions during the crash.
- ▪Her appeal was filed with the Ohio Supreme Court on April 27, 2026.
- ▪Shirilla is serving 15 years to life for the double murder of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend, Davion Flanagan.
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US News breaking ‘Hell on wheels’ killer Mackenzie Shirilla claims ‘pre-existing medical condition’ may have caused her to black out during fatal wreck By Daniel Cody Published May 28, 2026, 7:40 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Convicted “hell on wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla claimed in her second appeal that she suffers from a “pre-existing medical condition” that could be to blame for her blacking out before the horrific crash. Shirilla’s last-ditch appeal, filed by her current attorneys with the Ohio Supreme Court on April 27, argued that her past defense team failed to investigate or back up the alleged pre-existing condition with expert testimony.
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