Resorting to Murder: The Body in the Suitcase

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this month’s series, “Resorting to Murder,” I share cases proving that murder never takes a holiday.

This week’s case tells the story of a rocky mother-daughter relationship, a fight over an inheritance, and a cold-blooded murder that occurred at a luxury resort. Was the murder of socialite Sheila von Wiese-Mack the desperate act of an abused child or spurred on by an entitled young woman’s greed?

Sources:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/12/09/heather-mack-accuses-slain-mom-of-cheating-her-out-of-inheritance/

https://people.com/heather-mack-suitcase-killer-everything-to-know-7509623

Heather Mack discusses her relationship with mother: Exclusive (people.com)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-couple-sentenced-to-prison-for-bali-suitcase-murder/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/interviews-with-bali-suitcase-killers-uncovers-disturbing-details-behind-the-gruesome-murder/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3838671/Body-Suitcase-killer-Tommy-Schaefer-claims-ex-Heather-Mack-does-drugs-drinks-sex-female-prisoners-daughter-close-speaking-time-conviction-letter-friends.html

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0:30.1	This podcast details true crime cases.
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0:40.5	Listen or discretion is advised.
0:43.0	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:54.7	In this month's series, Resorting to Murder, I share cases proving that Murder never takes
1:00.1	a holiday.
1:02.4	This week's case tells the story of a rocky mother-daughter relationship, a fight over an inheritance,
1:08.4	and a cold-blooded murder that occurred at a luxury resort.
1:12.2	Was the murder of socialite Sheila Van Wies Mac the
1:15.0	desperate act of an abused child or spurred on by an entitled young woman's
1:19.9	greed? This is the story of Heather Mac and The Body in the suitcase. Sheila Van Wies Mac 62 and her 18-year-old daughter Heather arrived on the island of Bali on Saturday, August 9,
1:46.8	2014 for a 10-day vacation.
1:50.4	Bali, a tropical paradise in the province of Indonesia, is popular with tourists for its natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and warm hospitality.
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