Lois Heather Mack (born 1995) is an American heiress and criminal, convicted of murdering her mother, Sheila von Wiese, while on vacation in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2014. The murder was widely publicized internationally because Mack and her boyfriend stuffed von Wiese-Mack's body in a suitcase. She was sentenced to 10 years, for which she served 7. Personal life Mack was born to notable jazz musician and composer James L. Mack (November 9, 1929-August 6, 2006) and Sheila Ann von Wiese (June 10, 1952-August 12, 2014) in 1995. She attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois, as did her future co-conspirator, Tommy Schaeffer. Mack and her mother reportedly had a contentious relationship, with police reporting that they'd made 86 visits to the home between 2004 and 2013. Death of James L. Mack The Macks went on a Royal Caribbean Mediterranean cruise in 2001. During the trip, James L. Mack suffered a foot injury, for which he did not receive adequate medical treatment from the ship's doctor, resulting in partial paralysis. He filed suit against Royal Caribbean, saying that he was partly paralyzed, and had to urinate in a bottle, but this case took many years to resolve. In 2004, police were called to the Mack residence over claims that the children from James' previous relationships were denied access to their father by Heather's mother who would turn off the lights and pretend not to be home. In 2006, the Macks went on a vacation to Greece. During the trip, James L. Mack died in his hotel from a pulmonary embolism, on August 6. A settlement in the 2001 lawsuit was reached in 2011. After legal fees, $340,667 was awarded to Sheila Mack, and $500,000 to the estate of James Mack. Despite the existence of a will dated 5 days prior to James L. Mack's death, willing his entire estate to Heather Mack, the $500,000 was awarded to Sheila Mack by a judge in Cook County, Illinois. No transcript for the case is available. Relationship between Heather Mack and her mother It is reported that the police were called to the Mack home on 86 occasions on theft and domestic violence reports cases between January 2004 and June 2013 all relating to domestic incidents between mother and daughter. In January 2010, Heather punched her mother's broken ankle. Her daughter was also accused of stealing $1000. In