Mackenzie Shirilla, the so-called “‘Hell on wheels’ killer” featured in a new Netflix documentary, has compiled 23 disciplinary violations since arriving at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, according to the New York Post.
Among the citations for Shirilla, who is serving two concurrent 15-years-to-life sentences for the July 2022 deaths of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan: flashing her breasts to visitors during video calls, and being found with nude photographs and unidentified pills inside her cell.
In the case of the flashing, the person that she showed her breasts to returned the favor by revealing “her breast with a dildo sticking out of her pants twice,” and walking into the camera frame completely naked, according the reporting officer.
Shirlla was given 60 days of video visit restrictions, though she and the person she showed her breasts to had previously completed six previous video calls without getting caught.
Another incident that Shirilla was involved in happened last April, when a guard issued her a dress code violation for altered clothing. The officer noted it was at least the third time he had caught her wearing contraband apparel. A conduct report later cited her for sexual harassment, describing her as intentionally visiting another unit while dressed in a way that could expose staff to offensive sexual conduct. Two weeks in restrictive housing followed.
A female guard documented Shirilla's reaction to the citation. "The whole time we were in the restroom she was very disrespectful and talked with a loud tone asking if this was all we were worried about was her altered jacket," the guard wrote. Shirilla's own response, captured in records, was blunt: "If he got a boner from the way I'm dressed that's his fault."
In a separate incident, guards observed another inmate with her hands inside Shirilla's pants in the buttocks area. Surveillance footage, witness accounts, and the other inmate all corroborated what happened, yet Shirilla pleaded not guilty. She served one week in restrictive housing as a result.
Two former inmates told the Post that Shirilla regularly altered her prison-issued clothing, experimented with cosmetics, and crafted jewelry during her time inside.
Shirilla was 17 when prosecutors say she deliberately steered her car into a brick building at close to 100 mph, killing Russo, then 20, and Flanagan, then 19. She was sentenced in August 2023. Now 21, she remains at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Tabloids dubbed her the “‘Hell on wheels’ killer” after a remark from the judge in the case. Shirilla is interviewed in a new documentary about the case, The Crash, which is now available on Netflix.
