Reports based on interviews with a former inmate allege that Shirilla, serving two concurrent 15-years-to-life sentences for the 2022 crash that killed her boyfriend and his friend, has been aware of and even discussed the nickname other prisoners allegedly use for her, a label that quickly spread through the facility and has now become part of her broader prison identity. What began as informal inmate slang, according to accounts circulating among former cellmates, has evolved into a symbol that reflects how she is perceived inside prison culture—part notoriety, part judgment, and part fascination tied to the high-profile nature of her case and its Netflix adaptation.

The claims suggest Shirilla did not reject the nickname but instead acknowledged it in conversations, with some reports alleging she even repeated it herself during discussions with other inmates, framing it as something she “can’t escape” while serving her sentence. While these accounts remain unverified in court records, they have fueled ongoing debate about how convicted individuals are labeled within prison environments, and whether such reputations influence behaviour, relationships, and public perception long after sentencing is complete.

What makes the story more contentious is the way it intersects with earlier allegations that Shirilla has maintained a visible, almost media-aware presence inside prison, with some former inmates describing her as unusually conscious of her public image. Supporters of that view argue the nickname reflects how quickly narratives form behind bars when a case is widely broadcast outside prison walls, especially one already amplified by documentaries and viral commentary.

However, others caution that prison storytelling often exaggerates personalities into symbols, and that nicknames can shift depending on who is telling the story, making it difficult to separate reality from reputation.

And according to one former inmate familiar with how the nickname first began circulating, the most disputed detail is not what Shirilla allegedly said about it—but when she first heard it, with one account claiming it appeared in conversation long before any official media coverage of her prison life, raising a lingering question about who inside the facility first coined it—and why it spread so quickly.