Heather Mack case: Latest updates on legal proceedings for 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack

Heather Mack of Chicago, Ill. reacts inside a cell at Denpasar district court during her hearing objections trial in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Mack and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer are accused of murdering Sheila von-Wiese Mack, her mother, who was found stuffed inside a suitcase. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Heather Mack, Tommy Schaefer charged in U.S. indictment with conspiring to kill Mack’s mother

Mack’s arrest at O’Hare Tuesday marks the start of a new chapter in Mack’s yearslong international drama — one that could take years more to play out and puts the welfare of Mack’s 6-year-old daughter, Stella, into question.

By Jon Seidel and Stefano Esposito

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‘It’s gonna be a war’ if feds arrest Heather Mack when she returns to Chicago, attorney warns

Mack’s lawyer said she is due to land at O’Hare Airport around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday on a flight from Seoul. He said he expects Mack will at least be detained by federal authorities who may want to question her about the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack of Oak Park.

By Jon Seidel

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Indonesia deports Heather Mack days after release from prison

The Oak Park woman, who was convicted in Indonesia for helping to kill her mother in 2014, will fly from Jakarta to Chicago after she was closely escorted to the airport, an official from Bali said.

By Associated Press

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Released from Indonesian prison in ‘suitcase murder,’ Heather Mack plans to return to Chicago area: report

The Oak Park woman didn’t say who she and her 6-year-old daughter would be staying with in Chicago, though she told the New York Post that several of her friends “have been supportive.”

By Madeline Kenney

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Heather Mack, convicted in Bali ‘suitcase murder,’ released from prison

An Indonesian court sentenced Mack to 10 years in prison for assisting in her mother’s murder and stuffing the body in a suitcase.

By Associated Press

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Chicago-area woman in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ to be released Oct. 29

Heather Mack was 18 when she was arrested a day after the body of her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, was discovered in the trunk of a taxi parked near the St. Regis Bali Resort.

By Niniek Karmini | AP

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Heather Mack expected to return to US seven years after mother’s slaying — but will she walk free?

The FBI immediately initiated an investigation into the murder, and Mack’s attorneys have acknowledged a U.S. grand jury investigation into Mack’s role. The feds aren’t commenting.

By Jon Seidel and Stefano Esposito