Mackenzie Shirilla biography: 13 things about Strongsville, Ohio woman

Mackenzie Shirilla is an American woman from Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. She was in a romantic relationship with Dominic Anthony Russo.

Who is Mackenzie Shirilla?

Shirilla is Steve John Shirilla and Natalie Shannon Ford Shirilla‘s daughter. Here are 13 more things about Mackenzie:

1. She was three years younger than Russo and two years younger than his friend Davion Flanagan.
2. In 2018, she and Russo started dating.
3. On July 17, 2022, she was driving on Interstate 71 with Russo as a passenger when she threatened to crash the car after a disagreement they had had
4. At around 5:30 a.m. on July 31, 2022, with Russo and Davion as passengers, she crashed her 2018 Toyota Camry into the side of the Plidco Building in Strongsville. She was hospitalized while both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Traces of psilocybin mushrooms were found on her and the car had no defects that could have led to the crash. While in the hospital, she sought employment with a modeling agency based in Los Angeles, California, USA, according to prosecutors.
5. On August 6, 2023, a comment using her name was left in Russo’s online obituary saying, “You are the love of my life you will always be with me and I will always think about you.”
6. On August 24, 2022, a post in Russo’s online obituary using her name included a photo of them at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, USA and a caption, “I miss you nug. I still feel like your just going to walk in the door any second. I miss your laugh your perfect smile.”
7. On August 7, 2023, her bench trial started.
8. On August 14, 2023, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Margaret Russo found her guilty of drug possession, possessing criminal tools, two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, four counts of felonious assault and four counts of murder.
9. On August 21, 2023, she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
10. In February 2024, her father turned 57.
11. In March 2024, her mother turned 50.
12. On August 2, 2024, she turned 20.
13. On September 26, 2024, her case went to the the Ohio Appellate Court, which affirmed her conviction in the original trial and upheld her life sentence.