Indonesia Deports Chicago Woman Who Helped Kill Mother

Indonesia Deports Chicago Woman Who Helped Kill Mother
Heather Mack of Chicago, Ill., (C) escorted by immigration officers to Immigration detention center in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia on Oct. 29, 2021. Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo
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DENPASAR, Indonesia—An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and stuff the body into a suitcase was deported Tuesday to the United States.

Heather Mack, 26, was released from prison on Friday after serving seven years and two months of a 10-year sentence. Her then-boyfriend, who was also convicted in the killing, was sentenced to 18 years and remains in prison.