Crime
Convicted Killer Mackenzie Shirilla Says She Wants to Become a Life Coach After Prison
Mackenzie Shirilla is already mapping out a future beyond bars, even though freedom is still more than a decade away.
In a newly surfaced prison call obtained by TMZ, the convicted killer — who is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life and will not be eligible for parole until 2037 after crashing her car into a building, ending the lives of two people — told her mother, Natalie Shirilla, that she hopes to become a life coach if she is ever released.
Her mother eagerly backed the idea, telling her daughter that her personal experiences could one day help others through tough times.
In a separate leaked prison call reported by InTouch on Monday, June 2, Mackenzie and her mom set their sights on residents of Strongsville, Ohio, the town where the shocking, fatal 2022 crash took place.
The two reportedly mocked locals as “sad and depressing” while shooting down rumors that had swirled about their family for years.
Among the alleged claims were accusations that their home doubled as a party house and that Mackenzie had vandalized a local church, both of which the family flatly denied.
Natalie also lamented the “strong” rumor mill in town and said she wished court proceedings had been livestreamed.
The Ohio teenager was just 17 years old when she drove nearly 100 mph into a brick building in Strongsville, killing her 20-year-old boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their 19-year-old friend Davion Flanagan. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
In 2023, she was convicted of murder, felonious assault, and aggravated vehicular homicide, among other charges, per NBC News.
The case that landed Mackenzie behind bars made national headlines and has remained in the spotlight years later, after the release of the Netflix docuseries The Crash.
Social media reacted strongly after the Shirilla family stood by her innocence and pointed to her diagnosis of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, as a possible factor in the crash.
Mackenzie continues to appeal her conviction.
