Schaefer Remains Behind Bars | Chicago News

Chicago News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 1m

Tommy Schaefer, the ex-boyfriend accused of plotting the brutal 2014 murder of Heather Mack’s mother in Bali, will stay behind bars — his request for home confinement denied by a federal judge over health concerns. The trial is now set for March 15 with no further delays allowed. Prosecutors allege Schaefer traveled across the globe to kill Sheila von Wiese-Mack for her $1.5 million estate, describing a premeditated, violent attack involving a fruit bowl handle. Both Schaefer and Mack were previously jailed in Indonesia for the crime; Mack returned to the U.S. in 2021 and received a 26-year…