Oak Park's Heather Mack Speaks Out About Killing Her Mother

Heather Mack, an Oak Park woman who was accused of killing her mother on a vacation in Bali, has spoken out about her mother’s messy murder.

Mack, also known as the “suitcase killer,” was interviewed by journalist Matt Doran for a segment on Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen. Her ex-boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, who was also involved in the murder and is also from Oak Park, was not present for the interview.

Mack was sentenced to ten years in Indonesia’s Kerobokan prison — eight years less than her former boyfriend. Since her sentencing, Mack has given birth to a baby, Stella, whom she is allowed to keep with her in jail until she turns 2 years old.

The interview for Crime Watch Daily gives viewers a look into life in prison for the young mother, as well as what it’s like to live behind bars while caring for an infant.

In her interview, Mack tells Doran what it was like witnessing the murder of her mother by her then-boyfriend.

“He just smacked her...over and over and over again,” she said. “I remember (Tommy) trying to hug me and he had blood all over his shirt.”

Mack also admitted to being the one who suggesting putting her mother’s body into a suitcase, claiming she didn’t want to leave her behind.

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Curious about the case? Check out Patch's previous coverage below.

• Heather Mack Learns to Cook, Clean, Raise Baby Stella in Indonesian Prison

• Cousin Accused of Conspiring in Bali Murder Released to Home Confinement

• Tommy Schaefer’s Cousin Accused of Conspiring to Kill Heather Mack’s Mother

• Tommy Schaefer’s Mom Says Heather Mack Wants to Sell Baby Stella

• Heather Mack May Give Baby Stella to Australian Couple in Bali

• Young Illinois Lovers Found Guilty of Murder but Indonesian Judges Spare Their Lives

• Heather Mack, Accused in Her Mother's Murder, Gives Birth in Bali: Reports

• Tommy Schaefer Tells How He Killed von Wiese-Mack After She Demanded Her Daughter Get an Abortion

• Confessions Made in Bali Resort Murder of Oak Park Woman: Police

• Racial Slur Said to be Motive in Oak Park Woman’s Murder

• Von Wiese-Mack’s Will Filed; Daughter Kept in Solitary Confinement

• Teen Jailed in Bali is Pregnant, Claims She’s Being Sexually Assaulted and Fed KFC

• Teen Accused of Mom’s Murder in Bali Not a ‘Crazy, Cold-Blooded Killer,’ Says Lawyer

• Slain Mother’s Relationship with Daughter Said to be Volatile

• Illinois Woman Killed at Posh Bali Resort and Stuffed into a Suitcase