There has been a rise of criminals over the last few years and several charges have been imposed on them. However, there have been criminals who committed crimes that are too bad to be talked about anywhere. The list has now included a new name, Heather Mack, who murdered her mother Sheila von Wiese during a vacation in Bali, Indonesia, back in 2014.
She was later arrested and sentenced and pled guilty for her role in her mother’s brutal end. Let’s explore the case details.
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Heather Mack’s Personal Life
Heather Mack was born in 1995 and her father James L. Mack was a musician and composer. She enrolled at the Oak Park and River Forest High School. However, she never shared a good relationship with her mother Sheila, and the cops visited their residence around 86 times before Sheila’s murder.
James was on a Royal Caribbean Mediterranean cruise in 2001 and had a foot injury that led to partial paralysis. He also filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean and the cops were once called to his residence when his children claimed that his wife did not allow them to talk to their father.
James was on a vacation in Greece in 2006 and died from a pulmonary embolism in August of the same year.
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How And Why Did Heather Mack Kill Her Mother?
Although Sheila was murdered by Heather Mack, the reasons behind the same remain unknown. But it has been speculated that it was because of the problems they had with each other over the years. The mother-daughter duo were at the St. Regis Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali in August 2014 and Heather also stole her mother’s credit card to book a flight for her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer.
According to surveillance video, Tommy and Sheila argued in the hotel lobby and the latter was murdered with a metallic blunt object. Heather and Tommy then put the body inside a suitcase, putting it in the trunk of a cab.
Blood was coming out of the suitcase which was spotted by a security guard and while the cab driver went to the cops, Heather and Tommy were arrested at a motel.
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