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.

Lawless
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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.
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June 8, 2023
Episode 7 - Their own little gods
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/donateThis episode was updated/remastered May 2025.

June 1, 2023
Episode 6 - In my time of dying
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.

May 25, 2023
Episode 5.5: Per Curiam Affirmed
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.This episode was updated/remastered May 2025.
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