Prison Audio: Mackenzie Shirilla's Mom Calls Russo Family Evil

Behind bars, Mackenzie Shirilla continues to view the families of her victims through a lens of anger and blame. In newly obtained audio from a prison phone call with her mother, Natalie, the convicted killer’s family isn’t holding back—leveling the word evil at Dominic Russo’s relatives as they rehash court testimony from Mackenzie’s murder trial.

The conversation captures a moment of raw family loyalty that reveals just how deeply invested the Shirillas remain in the narrative of their daughter’s case. When Mackenzie asks why Angelo—Dominic’s brother—is such a liar, her mother responds without hesitation: They’re just evil people, baby, I’m sorry. Don’t think on it. It’s the kind of exchange that underscores how conviction doesn’t always mean acceptance, and how families on both sides of a tragedy can remain locked in their own versions of what happened.

Mackenzie was convicted of murdering Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan in a fatal July 2022 car crash. She’s now serving a life sentence and fighting her conviction, eligible for parole in 2037. The prison audio speaks to something larger than the mechanics of the crime itself—it reveals the emotional toll and fractured realities that persist long after the verdict. For the Russo family, already grieving the loss of a son, these recordings add another layer of pain: having to hear themselves described as evil by the people closest to their loved one’s killer.

This is what the aftermath of a tragedy looks like when filtered through prison phones and family loyalty. It’s messy, unresolved, and deeply human—even when the humanity involved makes everyone uncomfortable.