US EditionIndonesia frees and deports American who spent 11 years in prison for Bali ‘suitcase murder’
Tommy Schaefer was released early from an Indonesian prison after serving 11 years for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack; he faces conspiracy charges in Chicago.
- Tommy Schaefer, 32, was released from prison in Bali after serving 11 years for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend's mother, Sheila von Wiese Mack, in a case known as the 'suitcase murder.'
- Schaefer, whose then-girlfriend Heather Mack received a 10-year sentence for assisting in the murder, apologized to the victim's family before his deportation to the United States.
- Schaefer's early release after serving 11 of his 18-year sentence was due to good behavior, according to local authorities who deported him to ensure public order after his 'serious crime.
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An American man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's mother in Bali. However, Indonesian authorities released him seven years early due to his good behavior in prison and deported him to the United States. His ex-girlfriend was also sentenced to prison for aiding and abetting the murder, but she was deported to the United States in 2021.
An American man sentenced to 18 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend's mother in Bali, Indonesia, and abandoning her in a suitcase has been released early after 11 years. According to foreign media outlets such as AFP on the 25th (local time),
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American is freed after 11 years for Bali 'suitcase murder' but a US case awaits
Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.” However, U.S. charges await him back home. On Tuesday, Indonesian officials…
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