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EPISODE · Jun 27, 2026 · 54 MIN

Mackenzie Shirilla’s Family Spoke in a Fabricated Code on Recorded Calls Until Prosecutors Broke It

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Prosecutors decoded monitored prison calls in which Mackenzie Shirilla and her mother Natalie communicated using a fabricated language specifically designed to evade the institution’s recording system. The decoded exchanges reveal the nature and scope of the Shirilla family’s post-conviction conduct, including a specific request from Mackenzie to her mother that reframes the family’s role in the ongoing case.Separately, recorded calls conducted in standard English reveal Natalie Shirilla telling her daughter that prison programming is intended for “actual criminals” and referring to the family of Dominic Russo as “evil.” Steve Shirilla appeared in the Netflix documentary The Crash, stated on camera that he had no objection to his daughter’s substance use, and subsequently lost his teaching position at a Catholic school.Shirilla has accumulated thirty-six conduct violations within the Ohio Reformatory for Women and has been found guilty on thirty-two. The Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal. Every reviewing court has upheld the conviction. Parole eligibility begins in September 2037.A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #NatalieShirilla #TrueCrimeToday #TheCrash #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #StrongsvilleOhio #ShirillaPrisonCalls #TrueCrime #NetflixTheCrash

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