Mackenzie Shirilla and Her Parents ‘Convinced’ Newfound Attention Will Lead to Them Becoming ‘Rich’

Notorious killer Mackenzie Shirilla — who was found guilty of murdering two pals in 2022 by slamming a speeding car into a brick wall in Ohio — is gleeful over the newfound attention to her case and hopes reality star and criminal justice advocate Kim Kardashian may help get her sprung from the slammer, sources say.

According to insiders, Shirilla, 21, is thrilled over being thrust back into the spotlight by the Netflix documentary The Crash, which examines the tragic deaths of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, and their friend Davion Flanagan, 19, and her ensuing prosecution.

“Mackenzie is totally buzzing that there’s so much interest in her case. She and her parents are convinced they’ll get through this and come out strong — not to mention rich and famous,” an insider says.

Shirilla and her mother, Natalie, shared a prison phone call in which the jailbird, who was sentenced to 15 years to life, sounded elated over her claims of innocence becoming “national news,” according to Daily Mail.

Prosecutors say the then 17-year-old driver purposely gunned the gas and hit the wall at nearly 100 mph, killing her two passengers. Shirilla has insisted a medical emergency is to blame and that she would have never intentionally hurt the two men. “I have no recollection of that morning. I’m not saying I’m innocent,” she explains in the doc, per Oxygen. “I was a driver of a tragedy, but I’m not a murderer.”

Yet Mary Katherine Crowder, a fellow former inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, suggests that behind bars Shirilla did not appear as remorseful as she does in the documentary.

During the jailhouse call, Shirilla gushed to her mom, “Maybe Kim Kardashian will reach out herself,” according to Daily Mail.

The insider says, “What Mackenzie wants more than anything is to get Kim Kardashian in her corner … Even though a lot of folks are saying it’s not the type of cause Kim wants to support.”

The source believes Shirilla is dreaming of freedom — and riding Kim’s coattails to launch a Hollywood career!

The insider adds, “She’s certain that Kim is the one to save her — and make her a star.”