Victim’s family slam new Mackenzie Shirilla prison photo shoot

The sister of Dominic Russo has hit back at the new images of Mackenzie Shirilla shared from inside prison.

Shirilla is currently serving two 15-year-to-life sentences after being found guilty of killing her boyfriend Dominic and his friend Davion Flanagan by driving her car into a wall at 100mph in July 2022.

Despite the conviction, Shirilla has always maintained her innocence, with her legal team making numerous unsuccessful attempts at securing her a new trial.

The case was revisited in the recent Netflix documentary The Crash, featuring an interview with Shirilla from behind bars, which has reignited discussions around the deaths of Davion and Dominic.

Earlier this week, supporters of Shirilla, who are currently petitioning to get her a retrial, shared a new selfie of the 21-year-old from inside Ohio Reformatory for Women – and it's caused widespread backlash online.

Davion and Dominic were killed in a crash described as 'hell on wheels' (Netflix)

In the image, Shirilla can be seen pouting at the camera while wearing a full face of make-up and styled hair.

The image has been widely condemned online, with Dominic's sister Christine Russo calling the situation 'heartbreaking'.

"While my brother is buried, seeing her post selfies, full face of makeup, and bragging how she is famous is painful and, to me, completely inconsistent with remorse," Christine told TMZ.

The image was shared to a support account for Shirilla (Instagram)

"It is heartbreaking to see someone convicted in connection with my brother's death appear to have a social media presence while our family is suffering every day."

Christine also questioned whether or not Shirilla has access to social media from inside prison, which is strictly prohibited, and urged a warden to investigate the matter further.

"In my opinion, if these reports are accurate, they should be taken seriously, and I don't understand why someone with a disciplinary history would continue to have privileges that allow this to happen," she added.

"Victims' families should not have to watch the person responsible for their loved one's death seek online attention while they continue to live with unimaginable loss."

Christine Russo has called the image 'deeply painful' (Netflix)

Christine is currently petitioning for the implementation of a law which prevents convicted criminals from monetising their fame once released.

Called 'Dom's Law' Christine said in her petition that she wanted to prevent the families of victims from reliving the crime over and over again.

“What hurts even more is seeing how modern social media culture allows violent offenders to gain attention, followers, donations, publicity, and influence from the crimes that destroyed families like mine.

“I started this petition to call on lawmakers to modernize [sic] these laws for the digital age and close the loopholes that allow convicted violent offenders to turn tragedy into personal gain.”