CHICAGO, IL – After almost a decade of legal proceedings, Heather Mack is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for her role in the murder of her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, at a resort in Bali in 2014. Mack, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a U.S. citizen on foreign soil and now faces a range of potential punishments for the crime.
Prosecutors are asking for a 28-year prison sentence, while Mack’s attorneys are requesting a minimum term of 15 years, which would allow for her release in four years with credit for time served. The case has garnered international attention, with details of the gruesome crime coming to light.
Mack’s attorneys argue that she has changed dramatically in the past 10 years and intends to express her remorse during the sentencing hearing. They also point to the abuse Mack suffered at the hands of her parents and later her boyfriend, who was also convicted in the murder.
During the legal saga, Mack was convicted and served time in prison in Indonesia before being arrested by the FBI in 2021. Prosecutors have highlighted her lack of remorse and her attempts to capitalize on her infamy through media deals.
Mack’s co-conspirator, Tommy Schaefer, is still in prison in Bali, and her plea agreement does not require her to testify against him. Mack’s daughter, who was born while she was in prison in Indonesia, is now being raised by a relative in the U.S. after a custody battle.
In addition to prison time, prosecutors are seeking a $250,000 fine and over $260,000 in restitution to her mother’s estate. The sentencing will bring an end to this sensational legal saga that has captured the public’s attention for years.