LEVITTOWN, Pa. -- The Schiavo family in Pennsylvania told NBC 10 that it has been receiving death threats.
Investigators on Monday said that a man driving a white car allegedly called Terri Schiavo's sister-in-law a murderer. According to Sgt. Andy Smith, the man also said to her, "If Terri dies, I'm going to come back and shoot you and your family."
After Terri's death Thursday, the brother of her husband, Michael, Scott Schiavo, told NBC 10 News that he had received a number of threatening phone calls. In fact, one call came while NBC 10 was at the home.
Scott said he was at work when he got a cell phone call from his brother, Steve, about his sister-in-law's death.
"He really couldn't talk, but wanted to let me know Terri had passed," Scott Schiavo said.
"The only relief that you can feel is for Terri -- that she's gotten all of her dignity back," Scott said.
The feeding tube that kept Terri alive in a Florida hospice was removed on March 18.
As the Schiavos grieved, Scott said there was a bitter taste in his mouth.
"Everyone wants to say Terri died a terrible death. I mean, the Schindlers are saying, 'Her lips are cracking up and she's bleeding from the mouth and her nose.' And then he makes a statement (that) her skin looks good. I mean, this is ridiculous," Scott Schiavo said.
After Terri's death, threatening phone calls started coming into Scott Schiavo's home and he recorded them.
"You bunch of ****. You killed her. You murdered her," said the man on the phone call. The person said that he was calling from Texas and he spoke for several minutes.
"Your time will come. The time will come, for all of us, for all of us. Time will come. I wonder which way you will get to go when time does come," the anonymous caller said.
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