Prosecutors Seek 11-Years for Man Who Gave Advice in Indonesia Resort Murder

Residents walk on Nusa Dua Beach in 2015 in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Thomas Depenbusch / Flickr
Residents walk on Nusa Dua Beach in 2015 in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Thomas Depenbusch / Flickr

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Chicago are asking for up to 11 years in prison for a man who offered advice to his cousin in the 2014 murder of a woman at an Indonesian resort.

Robert Bibbs did not directly participate in the slaying of Sheila von Wiese-Mack. However, prosecutors say text messages Bibbs sent to Tommy Schaefer and comments made to the FBI after the killing showed he encouraged the crime and expected to be rewarded.

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Heather Mack is serving a 10-year sentence for helping her boyfriend, Schaefer, kill her mother at a Bali resort. Schaefer is serving an 18-year sentence.

According to the prosecutor’s Monday filing, Bibbs texted his girlfriend around the time of the slaying that they were “gonna be rich.”

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The 26-year-old Bibbs is scheduled to be sentenced next week by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer.