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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