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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 2 completes WORLD's investigation of the 2005 story that 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.Copyright 2026 Lawless
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  • Episode 7 - Their own little gods

    Episode 7 - Their own little gods
    Jun 8 2023

    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.

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    This episode was updated/remastered May 2025.
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    49 mins
  • Episode 6 - In my time of dying

    Episode 6 - In my time of dying
    Jun 1 2023

    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 hospice mark the deadly advance of time: Starvation, Day 1…Starvation, Day 2…

    This episode was updated/remastered May 2025.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 5.5: Per Curiam Affirmed

    Episode 5.5: Per Curiam Affirmed
    May 25 2023

    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.

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    25 mins
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I grew up in St. Pete and Pinellas Park, and I have revisited my interest in the story in my adult years due to the fact that I'm going through a similar situation with a loved one. I listened because this is the only podcast I could find on the case. That said; the ladies who presented this are clearly right leaning and religiously biased. It would be nice to listen to facts without hearing about religion or politics ever other sentence.

I can definitely understand the emotions of the parents, but let me tell you, if anyone I loved faught like they did to keep that poor woman alive and bedridden and completely dependant on others, I'd haunt them. That was not a kind life to live for 15 years and as far as I'm concerned it was cruel and simful to do so.

Very biased

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