What Were Mackenzie Shirilla and Her Mother Hiding Behind a Code on Monitored Prison Lines?

Natalie Shirilla told her daughter on a monitored prison call that rehabilitation programs are for “actual criminals.” Her daughter was convicted of driving a hundred miles an hour into a building in Strongsville, Ohio, killing Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal. And the family is still operating as though this was a misunderstanding.Prosecutors didn’t need Mackenzie Shirilla to talk. Her vehicle’s data recorder captured accelerator at full capacity, zero braking, and a direct line into a commercial building. But the decoded prison calls reveal something the data recorder couldn’t: the Shirilla family’s post-conviction strategy. Mackenzie and Natalie communicated using a fabricated language designed to evade the recording system. In one decoded exchange, Mackenzie asked her mother to do something that reframes the entire family’s role in this case.Inside the Ohio Reformatory for Women, Shirilla has accumulated thirty-six conduct violations and been found guilty on thirty-two. Steve Shirilla appeared on Netflix defending his daughter and lost his teaching position. Natalie has referred to the Russo family as “evil.” The prison calls reveal a family locked into a version of events the court record directly contradicts.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 #HiddenKillers #TheCrash #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #StrongsvilleOhio #ShirillaPrisonCalls #TrueCrime #NetflixTheCrash