Heather Mack

Coverage of Heather Mack and the legal cases surrounding the 2014 murder of her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack.

Heather Mack's request: 'Can you not tell . . . I asked you to kill my mom'?

By Jon Seidel

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Heather Mack turning daughter over to Australian family: report

By Sun-Times staff

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Judge: Hearing required before estate will fund appeal

By Sandra Guy | For the Sun-Times

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Chicago couple found guilty in Bali murder case

By Associated Press

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Lawyers ask for lightest possible sentence in Bali murder trial

By Associated Press

<small><strong>Heather Mack fans her baby daughter in a holding cell at Denpasar’s district court in Bali, Indonesia. | Firdia Lisnawati/Associated Press</strong></small>

Bali prosecutors say Chicago-area couple plotted to kill her mother

By Associated Press

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Lawyers seek leniency, see no proof U.S. couple planned murder

By Associated Press

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Bali prosecutor seeks reduced sentences in death of Chicago woman

By Associated Press

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Heather Mack’s trial in Indonesia delayed after baby gets sick

By Associated Press

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Chicago woman accused of murdering mother in Bali gives birth: reports

By Associated Press

<small><strong>Heather Mack, left, and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, both from Chicago, sit in a cell before a trial in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, March 12, 2015. Heather Mack, 19, charged with premeditated murder in the death of her mother on Indonesia’s

Chicago man testifies victim strangled him, threatened baby in Bali

By Associated Press

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Local attorney of woman accused of killing mother in Bali wants out of case

By Frank Main

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Bali murder victim’s brother sells her Chicago condo, doesn’t tell accused niece

By Brian Slodysko

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Firing squads becoming more common in Indonesia, experts say

By Stefano Esposito

Murder indictments of Chicago-area couple are 'absurd,' lawyers argue

By Associated Press

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Judge changes mind, says Heather Mack can pay Bali attorney from trust fund

By Jon Seidel

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Judge: Chicago area woman has right to trust fund for murder defense

By Stefano Esposito

Accused of killing mom in Bali, Chicago woman wants her trust fund to pay for criminal defense

By Brian Slodysko

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Police: Oak Park teen says mother was killed after using racial slur

By Associated Press

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