I believe it was determined after her last status hearing that the next one was on that date and this bail hearing should not have changed that IMO. So unless there are any court delays or any changes to the calendar, I’d say that she still has her next status hearing on the 21st of this month.
Glad to see that Sheila’s family were there to continue trying to bring justice for her murder. Also relieved to see that the judge was paying attention.
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I read this too. The only 2 relatives of Schaefer's that have been mentioned to date are his mom, Kia Walker, and his cousin, Robert Bibbs. Robert is now in prison for conspiracy to this murder.Wow, she might get a life sentence. She held a hand over her own mother's mouth while her boyfriend beat her mother. I think this is new info to me. Were they tapping her phone calls to a relative? Said her mother had to die. I remember Heather did a lot of talking and it ended up in the press, sometimes saying she was glad her mother was dead and other times faking remorse. Always acting like she knew what she was doing, not that she was mentally ill. Her big mouth over the phone to that relative will hopefully help sentence her to LWOP.
Feds likely to seek life sentence for Heather Mack, allege direct hand in mother’s murder - Wednesday Journal
Two days ahead of a scheduled bond hearing for accused killer Heather Mack, federal prosecutors issued a 15-page brief staunchly opposing her release from custody under any conditions...
Prosecutors say that, in what appears to be a recorded conversation at the prison, and in a subsequent recorded phone call between Mack, Tommy Schaefer and a relative of Schaefer, Heather Mack admitted to “covering Von Wiese’s mouth with her hand” while boyfriend Schaefer beat her.
When the relative asked in a later phone call why Mack did that, Mack reportedly replied that “Von Weise had to die because Schaefer would have been in even bigger trouble if Von Wiese survived.” Von Wiese Mack, they say, “suffered more than a dozen blows” to her head.
“These and other admissions indicate that Mack didn’t just conspire to kill her mother, but was directly involved in her mother’s murder,” prosecutors allege.
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Good for her!!Thank You @Kamille for the news article.
It is documented and credible people have testified to Heather Mack's diabolical plans and evil shape-shifting ways. She is dangerous. Very pleased she was denied bond until her trial. In my opinion, there's no reason to offer her a plea deal. We've all waited a long time to see true Justice for Sheila.
Judge: Heather Mack must remain behind bars - Wednesday Journal
Federal Judge Matthew Kennelly denied bond for accused killer Heather Mack following a one-hour hearing Dec. 8 in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Mack, Wiese said, was “well-traveled, savvy and resourceful,” and would be able to talk people of means into helping her. He also noted that Mack had the phone number of her mother’s estate lawyer and had called him from jail in Indonesia to inquire into accessing the trust.
“What 18 year old has the phone number of her mother’s estate lawyer,” Wiese asked.
Calling his niece “brutal, manipulating and narcissistic,” he told the judge, “To release Heather would shatter our sense of security.”
Debbie Curran’s daughter has been granted temporary custody of Mack’s daughter Stella by a Cook County court and lives with her in Colorado. Curran’s voice quavered as she fought back tears while testifying about the trauma and despair her sister endured in the years leading up to the murder.
But despite her tears, she too was withering in her characterizations of her niece. Mack, she said, “will appear frail and weak,” but it is, she said, a ploy. “She is a master manipulator and can come up with this look on command.”
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Yes, poor Stella. It will be tough to not have her parents around while growing up. The only thing worse would be having them around.
So glad that Bill and Debbie are speaking up as voices for Sheila- who got lost in the process, and that it's Debbie's daughter who got custody of Stella. The best possible choice.A pretty good synopsis of the bail hearing in this article…
Judge: Heather Mack must remain behind bars - Wednesday Journal
Federal Judge Matthew Kennelly denied bond for accused killer Heather Mack following a one-hour hearing Dec. 8 in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
So glad that Bill and Debbie are speaking up as voices for Sheila- who got lost in the process, and that it's Debbie's daughter who got custody of Stella. The best possible choice.A pretty good synopsis of the bail hearing in this article…
Judge: Heather Mack must remain behind bars - Wednesday Journal
Federal Judge Matthew Kennelly denied bond for accused killer Heather Mack following a one-hour hearing Dec. 8 in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
That's the same date that my cousins murdered is set to go to trial.
Haven’t seen anything. The last status hearing was probably too close to the Christmas break for any reporter to be bothered to sit in.Just bumping up for @Kamille - now that the Holidays are over -any new court dates yet for Mack?
TIA!
