American is deported from Indonesia after killing his mother-in-law and hiding body in suitcase during luxury trip

Photo from 2014 shows suitcase where the body of an American woman was found next to a luxury hotel on the island of Bali, Indonesia Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP An American was released and deported from Indonesia on Tuesday (24), after spending 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his own mother-in-law on the tourist island of Bali. He, however, still faces federal charges in the United States. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Tommy Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, mother of Heather Mack. The crime took place in 2014, during a luxury trip, and became known as the “Bali suitcase” case. The body of Sheila, 62, was found inside a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi parked at the St. Regis Bali Resort hotel in August 2014. She was a socialite from Chicago. Heather Mack, who was almost 19 and just a few weeks pregnant, and Schaefer, then 21, were arrested a day later. According to the prosecution, the young woman covered her mother’s mouth while the man attacked her with a bowl of fruit. See the videos that are trending on g1 According to prosecutors, the couple was trying to access a US$1.5 million inheritance fund. Mack served seven years of a 10-year sentence in Bali for helping kill her mother and was deported in October 2021. In January 2024, she was sentenced to 26 years in prison in Chicago after pleading guilty to helping with the murder and hiding the body in the suitcase. Schaefer was deported to the United States this Tuesday after serving his sentence and receiving reductions for good behavior, according to local authorities. In the United States, the man is responsible for planning a murder abroad, as well as association to commit murder and tampering with evidence. MORE

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