re: Nothing subtle.
Just from what I saw with my own eyes, Michael Shiavo was not a criminal, or evil, but he was a first-class jerk.
I could never figure out why he just didn't sign Terri over to her parents, and let them carry out whatever fantasy made their pain better.
If, as everyone keeps repeating endlessly, there was absolutely no consciousness at all inside Terri's body, who would have been hurt?
Too much of what Michael has done during this case is raw vindictiveness. The rest of her family still has no idea what happened to her remains.