Mackenzie Shirilla he is already suffering from cabin fever as he is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life in prison for double murder.
According to a jailhouse audiotape obtained by TMZ on Monday, June 1, Mackenzie, 21, cried to her mother, Natalie Shirillaabout his time off in prison. Mackenzie expressed frustration that she cannot access her office, which is a store that allows inmates to buy a variety of items, including snacks, hygiene products, stationery and more.
“How can I make this book easier?” Mackenzie asked, adding that she didn't plan to “read the same book over and over again.”
Mackenzie also told her mother that they needed to “get this iPad s**t ASAP” so she could communicate with her mother and friends while she was in prison.
At one point in their conversation, Mackenzie – who has faced a number of disciplinary actions since his arrest – lamented that the day was going slowly for him.
“Since it's only 3:30, how about only 3:30?” he asked. Actually I didn't even know it was 3:30 I thought it was like 5. It's 3:30.”
When her mother asked if she could get a job at the prison to pass the time, Mackenzie said she didn't think it was allowed.
“No, because of the crimes I have, they don't allow people with crimes like me to get jobs, so I'm told. I haven't asked the workers yet,” he said. “But I probably won't be able to get the king's job because I'm on the seventh floor. They probably won't let me get a job.”
Mackenzie shared that she was “very upset” and wanted another letter or cards to pass the time.
“There's literally nothing I can do in my room, nothing,” she said.
Mackenzie is currently incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. She was convicted of 12 counts, including murder, during a 2023 bench trial after she drove her Toyota Camry at over 100 mph into a brick wall while her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan were riding in the car when she was 17.
Convicted murderer Mackenzie Shirilla reveals her post-prison plans, should she ever be released. “I'm a health coach and stuff,” Shirilla, 21, reportedly told her mother, Natalie Shirilla, over the phone from the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, according to audio obtained by TMZ and published Saturday, May 30. “I'm just talking […]
Russo and Flanagan were not wearing seat belts and died in the crash. Mackenzie was the only survivor despite being seriously injured. Authorities, and later a jury, determined that Mackenzie intentionally crashed the car and intentionally caused the boys' deaths.
Mackenzie, who was found to be in possession of marijuana at the time of the incident, maintained his innocence and said he did not remember the accident. His case entered the pop culture zeitgeist after it was the subject of a Netflix documentary The crash.
Unfortunately for Mackenzie, his stint in prison will remain unchanged as he is not eligible for parole until October 2037.
