Terri Schiavo's heart-wrenching plight captured the world's attention, opened medical, political and religious divisions, and started a debate on executive, legislative and judicial powers. America's most famous detective and New York Times bestselling author of Murder in Greenwich, Mark Fuhrman, tells her story. We all watched Terri Schiavo die. Her case dominated the headlines and talk shows, going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House and the Vatican. The controversy lingers. In Silent Witness, Mark Fuhrman applies his crack detective skills to examine all available evidence, plus he interviews forensics experts, friends, family members and care-givers.

Fuhrman will answer these questions: o What was Terri and Michael Schiavo's marriage really like? o What happened the day Terri collapsed? o What do her medical records reveal about her when she was first admitted to the hospital? o What does the autopsy say? o What was on Michael Schiavo's mind when he asked to withdraw life support to end his wife's life? Fuhrman has complete cooperation of Terri Schiavo's family, as well as their medical and legal advisors. With Silent Witness Mark Fuhrman will go beyond the legal aspects of the case and delve into the broader, human background of Terri Schivao's short, sad life. The legal issues and ethical questions provoked by Terri Schiavo's extraordinary case may never be resolved. But the facts about her marriage, her condition when she collapsed, and her eventual death fifteen years later, can be determined.