Heather Mack’s ex-boyfriend asks to be released from jail ahead of trial in Bali murder conspiracy

Following 12 years of incarceration over the sensational 2014 murder of Oak Park’s Sheila von Wiese-Mack in Indonesia, the man long accused of beating her to death is asking a federal judge in Chicago to let him out of jail. Tommy Schaefer, 33, filed a motion for release Friday, moments before a scheduled appearance before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly. The judge said he would consider the request during a hearing Aug. 27. Schaefer made his request six months after being returned to…