Indonesia Deports American After Serving Sentence for 2014 Bali 'Suitcase Murder'

Indonesia deported American Tommy Schaefer on February 25, 2026, after he served 11 years in prison for the 2014 premeditated murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack in Bali, known as the 'suitcase murder.' Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years but received remissions for good behavior. The victim's daughter, Heather Mack, who helped kill her mother, served seven years in Bali and was deported in 2021; she also received a 26-year sentence in Chicago in 2024.