Why did Kim Kardashian come up in Mackenzie Shirilla’s jailhouse call?

Published on: May 24, 2026 11:18 AM

Kim Kardashian’s name surfaced in a jailhouse phone call from Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio woman convicted of murdering her boyfriend and a friend in 2023. In an undated call log obtained by PEOPLE, Shirilla expressed hope that the reality star and aspiring attorney might one day represent her. “I want Kim Kardashian to be my lawyer,” Shirilla said during the call from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Centre. She and another speaker discussed media coverage of her case including an interview given by her late boyfriend’s father, and speculated that Kardashian might notice the story. Shirilla even added, “Tell her I buy all her SKIMS and I only wear SKIMS.” Kardashian passed California’s “baby bar” exam in 2022 and has worked on several high profile cases advocating for people she believes were wrongfully convicted. Shirilla, now 20, is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Courtesy people magazine