In the aftermath of Terri’s death, the Schindlers and Schiavos try to move on and find healing…even as Terri’s legacy continues to play out in the public square.Lawless is listener supported. Find out more at wng.org/donateAdditional support co

Episode 6 - In my time of dying

Jun 1st, 2023 36m 36s

After Terri’s feeding tube is removed once again, the Schindlers’ allies scramble for any last-ditch rescue plans. Some are lawful. Others, less so. Police arrest nearly 50 people who try to bring Terri water. Meanwhile, protesters around the h

Episode 5.5: Per Curiam Affirmed

May 25th, 2023 25m 17s

Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez was Jeb Bush’s right-hand advisor during the Schiavo case. In this special episode, Rocky unpacks the governor’s backstage strategies and explains the unwritten decision that tied his hands once and for all.Lawless is m

Episode 5 - Silver bullet

May 18th, 2023 36m 3s

After Terri's feeding tube finally comes out, Republicans and Democrats come to together in Congress in a new bid to save her. And the fight over Terri's life divides Michael and Jodi—and spills over into Judge Greer's spiritual life.Additional

Episode 4 - Walk away

May 11th, 2023 33m 17s

As international furor over the Schiavo case builds, the Pope issues a statement on the ethics of “life-sustaining treatments.” The Schindlers take it as a sign that the church hasn’t abandoned them. And their lawyers see it as new grounds to k

Episode 3 - No more rabbits

May 11th, 2023 31m 46s

The Schindlers have run out of options in the courts. Now, they’re calling up everyone they can think of in every position of power in the state. Soon, governor Jeb Bush is involved. Then the Florida state legislature. Politicians start debatin

Episode 2 - Boneyard

1 1 May 4th, 2023 35m 25s

Five doctors are lined up to testify in court, deciding once and for all: Is Terri aware…or is she in a vegetative state? But before Judge Greer can hand down his ruling, new evidence surfaces: A bone scan that seems to prove all the Schindlers

Episode 1 - Are you purple?

1 May 4th, 2023 38m 34s

In April 2001, a call to a local radio show snatched Terri Schiavo back from the brink of death. Now, everybody wants to hear what that caller has to say. The Schindlers hope the new testimony could tip the case in their favor. Somewhere in the

Lawless Season 2 Trailer

Apr 28th, 2023 1m

In Season 2 of Lawless, some of the world's most powerful people join the Schindlers in their fight to save their daughter, Terri: Congress, the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, and even the Vatican weigh in. What had been a private legal bat

Episode 8: A Little Slice of Hell

Jul 14th, 2022 58m 49s

For a week, both sides present witnesses, evidence, and expert testimony in the trial over Terri’s feeding tube. Michael and the Schindlers are exhausted, but the fight isn’t over yet. Judge Greer’s ruling kicks off a new era of legal moves and

Episode 7: The Trouble with Uncle Fred

Jul 7th, 2022 34m 53s

In January of 2000, Michael and the Schindlers head to court. At the center of the fight: Terri’s wishes. Did she want to live or did she want to die? And before her 1990 brain injury, had she made those wishes known?Lawless is made possible by

Episode 6: Do You Want to Die?

Jun 30th, 2022 38m 14s

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

Update

Jun 9th, 2022 5m 57s

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 12th, 2022 21m 29s

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.

Lawless - Episode 5: Bad Blood

May 5th, 2022 36m 34s

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 thera

Episode 5: Bad Blood

May 5th, 2022 36m 34s

Lawless - Episode 4: For Love or Money?

Apr 28th, 2022 34m 54s

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 the

Episode 4: For Love or Money?

Apr 28th, 2022 34m 54s

Episode 3.5: The Greek

Apr 21st, 2022 26m 33s

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 bit

Episode 3: Family Secrets

Apr 14th, 2022 34m 33s

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. Rehab

Episode 2: Ballerina

Apr 7th, 2022 32m 16s

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

Episode 1: Thunderstorm (Prologue)

1 Mar 31st, 2022 22m 43s

In 2005, the Terri Schiavo story riveted the world. New York Times bestselling author Lynn Vincent reinvestigates the case that changed the way we think about life, death, and what it means to be human.

Lawless Trailer

1 Feb 22nd, 2022 3m 4s

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 sist

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