TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains gruesome details of murder and violence, which could be triggering for some readers.New attention has been brought to Mackenzie Shirilla and her case after the release of the documentary, ‘The Crash.’ Released on May 15, the docufilm revolves around the then-17-year-old’s case and how she crashed her car, killing her boyfriend and his friend. Now, Shirilla’s jail call with her mother has surfaced, revealing more details about her case and her sentence.
Mackenzie Shirilla’s jail call with her mother revealed
PEOPLE reported that Mackenzie Shirilla made a call to her mother, Natalie Shirilla, after she was arrested and sent to jail. The call reveals Shirilla talking about her fear of not being able to become a mother. In the call, she tells her mother that she “doesn’t want to live here with these people.” Her mother, however, replies by stating that it does not sound “that bad” anyway.Further on in the call she tells her mother that “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.” In reply to that, Natalie is heard telling her daughter not to go to that place and to just hold on.It has not been revealed exactly when the call between Shirilla and her mother took place.
About ‘The Crash’
The official premise of the documentary film reads that “The Crash traces the investigation following the 2022 collision that killed Dominic ‘Dom’ Russo and Davion Flanagan and left the driver, Mackenzie Shirilla, as the sole survivor. Through bodycam and surveillance video, cell phone recordings, courtroom footage, and interviews with the families of all three people involved, the film reconstructs the events of that night. It follows the months-long investigation that transformed a presumed accident into a double-murder case.”While Shirilla was convicted of 12 felonies and was also sentenced to spending 15 years in jail, she and her parents have maintained that she did not have any ill intent, and that at the time of the crash, she had suffered from a medical episode that resulted in the tragedy.DISCLAIMER: If you or someone you know is struggling with any form of abuse, please seek support. Reach out to a mental health specialist, an NGO, or a trusted individual. Numerous helplines are also available to help.