What took them SO LONG!?!
Michael has made so many contradictory statements. His behavior can only be described as sadistic. Why not let Terri have flowers, have her parents visit her? While he wants to have her killed slowly and painfully, why keep her parents away for "trying to kill her"? There are scores of other points that can be made against him.
How scary to live in Florida and possibly have end up with Michael as your caretaker.