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US man deported from Bali after 11 years in prison for ‘suitcase murder’ of then girlfriend’s mother

The Guardian - World News Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete by Associated Press in JakartaFebruary 25, 2026 at 01:19 PM
US man deported from Bali after 11 years in prison for ‘suitcase murder’ of then girlfriend’s mother
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Tommy Schaefer, a US man, was deported from Bali to the US after serving 11 years in prison for the 2014 premeditated murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, his then girlfriend's mother. The case, known as the "Bali suitcase murder," involved the discovery of von Wiese-Mack's body in a suitcase at the St Regis Bali resort. Schaefer was initially sentenced to 18 years but received sentence reductions for good behavior. Heather Mack, Schaefer's girlfriend and von Wiese-Mack's daughter, served seven years of a 10-year sentence for assisting in the murder and was deported in 2021. Mack was later sentenced to 26 years in prison in Chicago for her involvement in the crime.

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The body of von Wiese-Mack was found in the boot of a taxi parked at the St Regis Bali resort in August 2014.

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Mack was sentenced to 26 years in prison in Chicago in January 2024.

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Heather Mack served seven years of a 10-year sentence and was deported to the US in 2021.

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Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2014 murder.

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Tommy Schaefer was deported to the US from Bali after serving his sentence for the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack.

factual — Felucia Sengky Ratna, the head of the Bali regional office of the directorate general of immigration100% confidence
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Key Entities & Roles

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Felucia Sengky Ratna 30% Directorate General of Immigration 30% St Regis Bali resort 40% Chicago ×250% Bali suitcase murder 60% Indonesia 70% United States ×270% Bali ×580% Sheila von Wiese-Mack ×380% Tommy Schaefer ×490% Heather Mack ×590%

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murder 100% deportation 80% prison sentence 70% bali 70% premeditated murder 60% suitcase murder 60% heather mack 50% sheila von wiese-mack 50% tommy schaefer 50% indonesia 40%

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The Guardian - World News
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