Kim Kardashian Declines Legal Help Request From Mackenzie Shirilla

Kim Kardashian has passed on a request to provide legal support to Mackenzie Shirilla, who is serving a prison sentence for a 2022 car crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan.

During a recorded call from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Ohio, Shirilla said she hoped Kardashian would take on her case, even suggesting she could act as her attorney. The comment surfaced through media coverage of the ongoing story, with TMZ reporting that Kim Kardashian is not expected to get involved in the case.

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The outlet claimed her criminal justice reform work is centered on alleged wrongful conviction cases and appeals based on rehabilitation, and that this situation falls outside that scope.

Public interest in the case has resurfaced following Netflix’s release of “The Crash,” a documentary revisiting the fatal incident. The film digs into the story with interviews from folks close to the victims and people from Shirilla’s family, stirring up new talks about her legal situation. She is currently serving two concurrent 15-to-life prison sentences.

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Back in 2023, Shirilla got convicted for murder and aggravated vehicular homicide. Prosecutors alleged she deliberately slammed her car into a brick wall during a strained period in her relationship with with her boyfriend, Dominic Russo. When the court handed down her sentence, they didn’t hold back describing how serious her actions were.

The defense claimed she suffered a medical episode related to postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome during the crash.

Since then, the case has remained polarizing, with differing accounts emerging across media reports, family statements, and the documentary’s framing Kim Kardashian has previously used her platform to advocate for individuals she believes were wrongfully convicted or deserving of sentence reconsideration, but has not extended that advocacy to this case. Shirilla remains incarcerated in Ohio and will become eligible for parole in 2037.