[Saundra Duffy]

"Silent Witness" - like the previous book about the Kennedy killing - details sloppy law enforcement, among other things. "Silent Witness" is an eye-opening book!!!

There's a chapter on various scenarios that could have happened that fateful night when Terri collapsed. The one that rings the most true to me is that Michael flopped on Terri from behind, knocking the wind out of her, and she couldn't recover enough to get oxygen to the brain.

Fuhrman catches Michael in several lies - never investigated. But there's no statute of limitations on murder. Now that Terri has officially died, a Grand Jury investigation can take place, and a formal investigation can be conducted. No reason why it shouldn't happen . . . unless the politicians wimp out again. After all, Michael himself had the inscription on Terri's gravestone that she died on the day of her collapse. To this day, there is not a plausible explanation of what caused Terri to collapse. She had a yeast infection and a potassium imbalance but WOULD THAT KILL AN OTHERWISE HEALTHY WOMAN?!!

Terri was wanting a divorce; she had discussed it with several people. Michael was a controlling sob; that's all documented. He checked the mileage on her speedometer, etc.

Terri confided in two people that she and Michael had been quarreling the day before her collapse but Michael told law enforcement that there had been no "major" problems. Had there been a thorough investigation at the time of her collapse, their quarreling and the fact that Terri wanted a divorce would have come out. The fight was about Terri dying her hair blonde and about the cost, $80 lousy dollars. Terri was crying and very upset.

Terri was a beautiful woman and it must have caused Michael a lot of grief that she was a blonde; he wanted her to be a brunette. Imagine a man having that much obsession over his wife's hair color! And if my husband ever complained about my spending $80 at the beauty salon, I would be very suspicious that he was a creep from hell!!!

I never knew that Terri was seeing the UPS guy from her work - that he had taken her out to lunch and they had joked around and enjoyed each other's company. Maybe Michael Schiavo found out about that and had a hissy fit. (I am so glad to learn that Terri had a male friend that was sweet to her.)

Michael Schiavo cashed in on a life-insurance policy on Terri while she was still alive. Furthermore, he melted down her jewelry to make jewelry for himself. He had her two cats put to death. Does that sound like the "loving" husband he claimed to be.

After the award money came in, he REALLY BEGAN TO SHOW HIS TRUE COLORS. Being that the Schindler's were trusting, loving Christian types, it caught them by surprise . . . except for Terri's sister Suzanne. She never trust her brother-in-law. You go, girl!! She hired a private investigator to look into Terri's collapse.

After the money came in, Michael became obsessed with getting rid of Terri. Destroy the evidence. He's a pretty crafty dude.

The Schindler's are portrayed in Fuhrman's book as gullible, loving, innocent, naaive people who in the beginning just couldn't believe their son-in-law was capable of such evil. I imagine Laci Peterson's family thought the same - AT FIRST - about Scott.

Michael Schiavo was very lucky to have George Felos for his lead attorney and George Greer for his judge and jury . . . or was he?

[MayflowerMadam]

Two things, not really related to each other:

1. I think I heard Fuhrman say on Sean's show last week that when Terri's brother got to her house after the collapse, Terri was lying on her face/stomach -- not on her back as she should have been if hubby baby had been trying to help her.

2. Isn't Michael S. in a career field tangentially connected to the Pinellas Park Police? Seeing the video coverage outside her hospice, I was outraged at the attitude it appeared that the local police had. They seemed sadistically gleeful when taking action that would torment her family and help Michael. It was disgusting.