Bali Suitcase Murder Timeline:
CHICAGO
Mon, 7/21/14 “Leaving Aug 4th for Indonesia might not come backkkk” TS wrote on his FB page according to DailyMail.co.uk
Wed, 7/23/14 SWM reported to police that her credit card was being used ... without her permission at the Conrad Hotel in Chicago. When police arrived at the tony downtown hotel, they discovered HM and her boyfriend, TS, had used the card to book a room and ring up nearly $1,000 in charges. TS, 21 yo and 6' 3", was arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct after acting unruly during the police response. The Oak Park native was scheduled to appear in court [sometime in the later half of Aug]. [?No other charges filed by SWM/hotel/LE?]
BALI
Mon, 8/4/14 SWM & HM arrived on Bali; first staying at a Simanyak hotel
Thur, 8/7/14 HM posted on Instagram a photo she presumably took from the window of their hotel ... accompanied by the caption: "i refuse to let someone say what i can do, gettin (sic) money my attitude you know what it do #bali," the MailOnline reports."
Sat, 8/9/14 SWM & HM moved to the St. Regis [? $545/night ?] in Nusa Dua; A St. Regis staff member told the Mail that HM and her mother were publicly fighting throughout the trip: "The mother had all the appearances of one of our upmarket guests. But the behavior she and her daughter showed did not belong in our hotel. Even so, it's such a tragic end for that poor woman."
Tues, 8/12/14; 12a+ Boyfriend TS arrived on Bali; St. Regis security camera showed HM, SWM & TS had public argument in lobby about who would pay bill upon departure; SWM said something like: I paid for his flight, you two can pay for his hotel. HM is believed to have shared occupancy of TS' room.
Tues, 8/12/14; 3:45a SWM was last spotted on CCTV walking around the hotel lobby
Tues, 8/12/14; ~6:45a SWM called receptionists asking to wake her up at 10am
Tues, 8/12/14 Police sources revealed the murder had occurred in room 317 - not 616 - which was being shared by SWM and her daughter ... in the early hours and from room 616, TS dressed in dark clothing was seen on the hotel’s security cameras stepping out into the corridor and taking the lift down to the third floor. ... TS entered room 317 - it is not known if he knocked or whether he had access to the keycard ... SWM was bludgeoned to death ... with an object described as looking like an ashtray but which was more 'ornamental' ... with such violence that the objects shattered. “We found pieces of glass around [the] room ...” ... the 5' 5" victim was folded into the 3ft-long silver-coloured case ... but the lid would not close completely ... her alleged killers wrapped the suitcase in a sheet and pulled the cloth tight around ... ?duct tape? ... Bali police: "TS' fingerprints on murder weapon and suitcase"
Tues, 8/12/14 Some time later TS is seen allegedly lugging the suitcase on his shoulder as he steps out of the room [317]. ... surveillance footage revealed that the couple removed the suitcase from the room SWM was sharing with her daughter, cops said. ... and makes his way up the stairs to his own room. ... he made an error and found himself on the seventh floor and had to make his way back down one floor, police claim. ... TS was totally alone in the stairway
Tues, 8/12/14 He is then believed to have packed his own belongings and changed his clothes, including putting on a red and yellow jacket
Tues, 8/12/14; 10a No one answered the SWM requested 10am wake-up call to room 317
Tues, 8/12/14; ~11a TS asked a bell boy to come up and collect the luggage on a trolley. Security footage shows the bell boy walking a luggage trolly through the plush lobby, the sheet-covered suitcase lying under other bags. TS walks beside the trolley and it is he who lifts the sheet wrapped case, containing a folded SWM, into the boot of a waiting taxi before returning to the hotel with his girlfriend. ... told driver they were going to check out of the hotel and would return ... in lobby asked for contents of safe deposit box (SWM's jewelry, passports) and said SWM would pay for rooms when she checked out on Thurs ... staff refused on both accounts ... HM & TS said they had to return to their room but fled the hotel via a back exit ... CCTV footage showed that the couple escaped via the beach ... Commander DH, said the evidence of murder against HM and TS was 'overwhelming' - and he cited one good reason for it. ... - a sophisticated security system
Tues, 8/12/14 HM & TS went to the airport; inquired about replacement passports
Tues, 8/12/14; pm The couple reportedly checked in at the Risata Bali Resort and Spa [? $91/night ?] in the Kuta area, close to the international airport on Tuesday afternoon and paid with SWM's credit card; requested internet access
Wed, 8/13/14; ~8a LE found HM & TS asleep at the Risata Bali Resort. “The hotel security reported it to us as they realized the names of their guests were identical to the murder suspects announced by the police,” Djoko said.
Thur, 8/14/14 Scheduled check-out day from the St. Regis and probable return date of flight to USA.
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Disclaimer: All timeline info gleaned from publicly available media sources. I don't personally vouch for the veracity of any of it. ~Q
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