Lawless

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?

This episode was updated/remastered April 2025.



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.

This episode was updated/remastered April 2025.

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.

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.

This episode was updated/remastered April 2025.

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.

This episode was updated/remastered April 2025.

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.

This episode was updated/remastered April 2025.

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.

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.



This episode was updated/remastered March 2025.

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.

This episode was updated/remastered March 2025.