Mackenzie Shirilla Heard in Jail Call Saying She's 'Not Gonna Be Able to Have Kids' After Prison Release (Exclusive)
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Key Points:
- Mackenzie Shirilla, serving two concurrent 15 years to life sentences for a 2022 car crash that killed her boyfriend and a friend, expressed fears about her future and potential infertility in a jail call with her mother obtained by PEOPLE.
- In the undated call from Cuyahoga County Jail, Shirilla described the harsh realities of prison life and worries about aging and not having a family if released.
- Renewed public interest in her case follows the release of Netflix’s documentary The Crash, which explores the circumstances of the fatal crash and Shirilla’s conviction.
- Prosecutors claimed Shirilla intentionally crashed her car at nearly 100 mph, while her defense and family maintain it was an accident caused by a medical episode; she was tried as an adult despite being 17 at the time.
- Shirilla expressed remorse in the documentary and will be eligible for parole in 2037.