Amid the release of 'The Crash' on Netflix, a jail call between Mackenzie Shirilla and her mom has been obtained, in which she discusses her life behind bars and says she won't be able to have kids.
One of the most-awaited true crime documentaries, The Crash, just dropped on Netflix a few days ago, on May 15, 2026. Since then, it has generated a lot of buzz, though it might be a hard watch for a few. The documentary tells the story of a 17-year-old girl named Mackenzie Shirilla, who is guilty of murder. Now, with the documentary putting a fresh spotlight on the real-life Mackenzie Shirilla, a newly obtained jail call in which she had with her mother about her life behind bars is grabbing the attention.
On May 20, 2026, People obtained an undated call between the subject of Netflix's The Crash, Mackenzie Shirilla, and her mother, Natalie Shirilla. In the call, she discusses the realities of life behind bars in the Cuyahoga County Jail, where she has been since her double-murder conviction. Mackenzie can be heard saying that she “doesn't want to live here with these people,” referring to being surrounded by "murderers [and] kidnappers,” as her mother described them. Natalie then went on to say, “But anyway, since you have to spend time there, we all knew you were going to anyway, it doesn't sound so, so bad.”
As their conversation continues, Mackenzie tells her mom that she hopes her parents do not have to sell their house. She also opened up about the fears that she has for the future. To quote her:
“I feel like I want to live off the grid, like, and I'm just — I'm just I'm thinking about like how I'm just gonna be like old when I get out of jail and like, I don't know, like I'm not gonna be able to have kids or like a family and sh-- like that.”
After listening to her daughter's fears, Natalie responds with, “Don't go there,” to which Mackenzie says that she knows, but it's hard not to. Ultimately, her mother tells her to “just wait.”
According to reports, Mackenzie Shirilla was driving her boyfriend, Dom, and his friend, Davion, home from a friend's house and ended up crashing the car into a brick building early in the morning. Reports suggest that she was driving 100 miles per hour, and the crash took the lives of both Dom and Davion, although she herself survived. After a toxicology test was conducted, it was revealed that the 17-year-old had no alcohol in her system. This prompted the police to begin investigating the case as murder.
When the case went to trial in 2023, the prosecution used Mackenzie’s persona as an influencer as criminal evidence in court and argued that she had intentionally killed her boyfriend and his friend. Ultimately, Judge Nancy Margaret Russo also concluded that the car crash was premeditated. Mackenzie was found guilty of 12 felony charges, including two counts of murder.
It is worth noting that Mackenzie and her family have always maintained that she had suffered a mental episode and that the crash was truly an accident. According to reports, her first parole hearing will take place in September 2037, nearly 14 years after she was given a 15-to-life sentence on August 31, 2023. Currently, Mackenzie is 21 years old. In Netflix's The Crash, viewers get to see Mackenzie's first-ever interview from prison. To mention, the interview was held in the presence of her lawyer, who remained off-camera. When she was asked why she agreed to do the interview, Mackenzie said:
“I’ve never spoke before, and I’ve never told my side of the story. I understand there’s many different sides to the story and different perspectives, but I just wanna say my truth. I just know myself, and I know I’m not a monster.”
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