Episode 3: Family Secrets

04/14/22 • 34 min

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.

This episode was updated/remastered March 2025.

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Episode 2: Ballerina

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.

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Episode 3.5: The Greek

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.