Lawless

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Episode 6: Do You Want to Die? Jun 30, 2022

After Palm Garden nursing home blocks Michael's attempt to end Terri's life, a judge declines to remove him as guardian. Michael seems to move on with his life and for the Schindlers, the legal battle seems to be over. Then they get a letter in the mail that changes everything: Michael is asking a judge to let him remove Terri's feeding tube, to dehydrate her to death. Eight years after her brain injury, Michael says Terri told him that's what she would have wanted.

Lawless is made possible by listeners like you. Additional support comes from Samaritan Ministries, a community of Christians who, through prayer, encouragement, and financial support, care for one another when there’s a medical need. It’s Biblical, affordable health care sharing with no network restrictions, and new members are welcome anytime of the year. More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast.

Update Jun 09, 2022

After dizzy spells and ambulance ride, Lawless producer and host Lynn Vincent was diagnosed as having suffered a tiny stroke. A week later, she was back in the hospital—but not before asking God for...well, the impossible.

Episode 5.5: Brain Trust May 12, 2022

In the midst of reporting on the Schiavo case, Lynn gets up close and personal with the inside of an ambulance, and the team lays out some of the most pressing questions of the case so far.

Episode 5: Bad Blood May 05, 2022

Just weeks ago, Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers stood arm in arm, united in their desire to care for Terri. But after the Valentine’s Day fight, their relationship is in pieces. And Terri’s meticulous care—the manicures, the walks, the therapy—it all vanishes.

Episode 4: For Love or Money? Apr 28, 2022

Strapped for cash, Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers are desperately looking for a way to fund Terri's rehab. They set their sights on winning a malpractice lawsuit against Terri's former doctor, hoping the settlement will take care of all their money problems. But you know what they say about money: it changes everything.

Episode 3.5: The Greek Apr 21, 2022

Dan Grieco was at Michael Schiavo’s side from the beginning: Employer, attorney, and friend. In this special episode of Lawless, Grieco remembers the early days of the Schiavo case, and the opening legal moves that would set off a decade of bitter litigation.

Episode 3: Family Secrets Apr 14, 2022

Terri Schiavo survived her traumatic brain injury. But when she wakes from her coma, she isn’t the same. Michael Schiavo now faces a bewildering future as caregiver for for his disabled wife. Doctors recommend a bevy of treatment options. Rehabilitation. Therapy. The emotional and financial toll is steep. As Michael and the Schindler family work together to care for Terri, tensions rise, tempers flare, and secrets begin to surface that might destroy the family.

Episode 2: Ballerina Apr 07, 2022

Terri Schiavo was 26 years old when she suffered a brain injury in her apartment just before dawn. She had no significant medical history. No known health concerns.

But when the sun rose that day in 1990, doctors weren’t sure if Terri would live another 24 hours. And no one knew what had happened.

Everyone was looking for answers. Terri’s husband, Michael. Her family. The doctors. Even the police. Because something didn’t add up. After all, a perfectly healthy 26 year old doesn’t collapse for no reason.

Episode 1: Thunderstorm (Prologue) Mar 31, 2022

You may remember the Terri Schiavo case as a bitter public feud over a severely disabled woman’s right to die…or right to live. As Terri’s husband, Michael Schiavo, sought to end her life, the case ignited a national firestorm that pulled in Congress, the American president, and even the Pope.

By March 18, 2005, Terri had lived alone in a dark, tiny hospice room for four years. That morning, she was sitting up in a chair, unhooked to machines of any kind. Her aunt and sister were visiting. As Terri listened to them talk, she smiled. She had no idea that the State of Florida was about to dehydrate her to death.

Lawless is sponsored by Samaritan Ministries, a community of Christians across the nation who care for one another through prayer and financial support when a medical need arises. Samaritan members have the freedom to choose the doctors, treatments, and hospitals that are right for them. It’s Biblical, affordable health care sharing, and new members are welcome anytime of the year. Are you ready to set your health care free? More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast.

Lawless Trailer Feb 22, 2022

By the spring of 2005, a severely disabled Florida woman named Terri Schiavo had lived in a dark, tiny hospice room for four years. On the morning of March 18, Terri was sitting up in a chair, unhooked to machines of any kind. Her aunt and sister were visiting. As Terri listened to them talk, she was smiling. She had no idea that the State of Florida was about to dehydrate her to death. Lawless is a true crime podcast that examines a frightening fact of American life: That not every crime is against the law. Season 1 investigates a story that in 2005 riveted the world: the case of Terri Schiavo, a brain-injured woman whose husband and parents fought a bitter legal war over Terri’s right to die, or…. right to live.

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