Mackenzie Shirilla case
Event in True Crime
Mackenzie Shirilla case has come up in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Serialously with Annie Elise, The Megyn Kelly Show. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Annie EliseTrue crime podcaster and host of Serialously and 10 to Life
Elise argues Shirilla's parents hurt her cause by participating in a Netflix documentary.
“her parents did not do her any favors with doing the Netflix documentary”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 416: Incest Dad Basically Walks Free, Teen Marly Kinney Vanishes At Boat Party & Sisters Murder and Smile After (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 7:06
Annie Elise stated that this would be her final episode on Mackenzie Shirilla.
“Now, let me just start this episode by saying this, okay? This will be my last Mackenzie Sherilla episode”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie Shirilla (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 0:43
Elise notes that GPS evidence of an alleged dry run three days before the crash was not included in the Netflix documentary.
“there was evidence found, which Netflix also did not include, in her GPS history that she did what they called a dry run”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 403: Mackenzie’s Cringey Jail Calls, TikToker & Her Dad Plan Murder, & Katie Price Missing Husband (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 24:13
Elise calls Shirilla a narcissist who feels she does not belong in prison and is above everyone else.
“I think she is a narcissist to the degree of not even that she didn't envision herself in there”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 403: Mackenzie’s Cringey Jail Calls, TikToker & Her Dad Plan Murder, & Katie Price Missing Husband (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 22:20
Mackenzie ShirillaOhio woman convicted over a fatal 2022 car crash and subject of the Netflix documentary The Crash
Mackenzie Shirilla disputed the prosecution's claim that she made a decision in seconds.
“if I can make a decision in, like, 19 seconds, like they say, then I don't understand how, like, they can't figure out who I am”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie Shirilla (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 40:57
Mackenzie Shirilla downplayed her speeding by saying everyone speeds.
“And, like, yeah, I speed. Everybody speeds, though. Like, everybody speeds”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie Shirilla (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:24
Mackenzie Shirilla said she did not remember being coherent after the crash.
“I don't even remember being coherent, like how they were saying I was answering questions”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie Shirilla (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 50:54
Mackenzie Shirilla suggested the crash stemmed from Dom's habitual behavior in the car.
“Like, I feel like it was another incident of, like, Dom doing what he used to do all the time in the car”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie Shirilla (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 51:43
Ashleigh MerchantDefense attorney and co-host of The MK True Crime Show
Merchant dismisses the POTS defense, noting the gas pedal had to be fully depressed to reach 100 mph.
“if you had POTS, you wouldn't have the gas pedal fully depressed. And to go 100 miles an hour, you had to literally have the gas pedal all the way down”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:47
Merchant believes Shirilla had poor trial counsel because they waived a jury in favor of a bench trial.
“I think she didn't because they had what's called a bench trial instead of a jury trial. And, you know, you never waive that”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:34
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argues Shirilla is a sociopath who should never be released.
“if you're a sociopath and you've murdered two people, you should stay in jail forever because you cannot be trusted”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:50
Dave AronbergFormer Florida state attorney and co-host of The MK True Crime Show
Aronberg says Shirilla's parents came off worse than she did in the documentary by enabling her and explaining away her issues.
“the only ones who came off worse than Mackenzie in that show were her parents, who just enabled her, explained away all of her issues”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:41
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Serialously with Annie Elise · 3 episodes
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
Episodes
416: Incest Dad Basically Walks Free, Teen Marly Kinney Vanishes At Boat Party & Sisters Murder and Smile AfterSerialously with Annie Elise · Jul 2, 2026 · 54 min
Annie Elise and Amy review true crime headlines, including the Michaela Settles sentencing, a Del Rio stabbing by sisters, a Colombian influencer's killing, and Marley Kinney's death.
407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie ShirillaSerialously with Annie Elise · Jun 5, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Annie Elise plays Mackenzie Shirilla's jail calls with her parents and weighs in on viral speculation about text messages between Mackenzie and her father.
Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Megyn Kelly talks with law professor Victoria Burke about Blake Lively's fee bid, then with the MK True Crime hosts about the Karmelo Anthony trial, Mackenzie Shirilla, and Henry Nowak.
403: Mackenzie’s Cringey Jail Calls, TikToker & Her Dad Plan Murder, & Katie Price Missing HusbandSerialously with Annie Elise · May 28, 2026 · 60 min
Annie Elise and co-host Amy discuss Mackenzie Shirilla's jail calls, the Isak Andic death probe, an influencer's alleged murder-for-hire plot, and Katie Price's missing husband.