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[Music] in 1992 newlyweds john and lisa schneeberger were living a charmed life together in the small farming community
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of kipling saskatchewan john was one of just two doctors in kipling and every time lisa went into
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town she was stopped in the street by well-meaning locals who told her how lucky she was to be married to such a
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wonderful man she entirely agreed with them their relationship hadn't exactly begun
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in a conventional way in the fall of 1987 lisa had been working as a receptionist at a medical
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clinic in oxbow another small town situated roughly 116 kilometers south of kipling
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she met john when he arrived at the clinic to work as a physician the 26 year old doctor had only recently
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relocated to canada from south africa as he'd wanted to escape the political turmoil of his homeland
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john schneeberger quickly became a popular figure at the small clinic with patients finding him warm and personable
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but he was still new to the country and didn't have many friends so lisa made an effort to be kind
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she and her then husband rich began inviting jon to have dinner with them and gradually something shifted in lisa
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and to john's dynamic they grew closer and elise's relationship with rich who had been her
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high school sweetheart began to suffer by the spring of 1988 lisa and rich had split up and elisa embarked on a romance
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with the jon she took her young son and daughter to move to kipling and john went too
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taking on a role as a doctor at the town's only hospital despite these sudden and drastic changes
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the newly formed family adapted well john was a loving stepfather to lisa's two children and they in turn adored him
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the townsfolk of kipling were as charmed by jon as those in oxbow had been and affectionately referred to him as dr
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john lisa and john designed and built their dream home a spacious lakeside property
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with enough room for more children down the track in 1991 they married as far as lisa was concerned she had
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found her soulmate and couldn't wait to spend the rest of her life with him [Music]
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on sunday november 1 1992 there was a knock at the schneeberger's front door lisa went to answer it and to her
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surprise saw an officer from the royal canadian mounted police standing on the stoop
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identifying himself as detective hanstra he asked if he could speak to her husband
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lisa called for john and the two men stepped into another room to speak privately
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detective hanstro informed john that he was investigating a very serious allegation
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a patient had accused john of sexual assault 23 year old candice foster had filed a
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report earlier that morning alleging that dr schneeberger had drugged and raped her the previous night when she
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attended the hospital where he worked for treatment detective hanstra had already paid a
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visit to kipling memorial union hospital and interviewed the nurses on duty one confirmed that candice had arrived
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in a highly agitated state after getting into an argument with her boyfriend that
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had turned physical a nurse had asked candace if she would like to see dr schneeberger and she
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agreed the doctor gave candice a sedative that was used to treat severe agitation and
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she stayed at the hospital overnight for monitoring neither of the two nurses on duty had
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seen anything suspicious and both had been frequently bustling in and out of the examination room where candace was
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treated the only other male in the entire hospital that night was a man whose wife
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was giving birth and he had been in the delivery suite the entire time john schneeberger listened as the
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detective relayed the accusation against him when it came time for him to speak he
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adamantly denied the allegations stating it wasn't me i would never have done that
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john explained that when candace had arrived she was hysterical and said she felt like killing her boyfriend
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he had asked if she would like something to calm down and candice said yes so he'd given her a sedative called
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versailles john theorised that perhaps the drug had caused candace to hallucinate and
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mistakenly imagine an assault his description of the night's events were consistent with the nurses accounts
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traces of versailles had also been found in candace's system so it was evident that the doctor was telling the truth
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about that as well [Music] there was one easy way to get to the bottom of the matter
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when candice had gone to the police she had brought a pair of underpants with her that she said she'd been wearing the
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night before there was a semen stain on them that she insisted belonged to dr schneeberger
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investigators intended to obtain a dna profile from the stain and detective harnstra asked the doctor if he would be
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willing to provide a blood sample to compare with the result eager to clear his name dr schneeberger
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said that he would be more than happy to oblige the doctor soon made an appointment with
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the local police to give blood candace foster had reported the alleged rape to the royal canadian mounted
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police or rcmp in the saskatchewan capital of regina about 150 kilometers from where she lived in
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kipling the regina rcmp had subsequently handballed the case back to kipling's detachment
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a lab technician withdrew a small amount of blood from dr schneeberger's left arm
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and then he was free to go dna was still in its infancy as a forensic tool and it would take some
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time to receive the results in the meantime word got out around town that dr schneeberger had been accused of
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rape by candace foster john schneeberger was a highly popular figure and many kipling residents found
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the allegations impossible to believe not only did he have a reputation as a gentle and trustworthy doctor but he had
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done so much for the town john shared a board for disabled adults he had helped out two young men when
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they got into trouble with the law and he had helped kipling build its very first outdoor swimming pool by leading
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its fundraising campaign his accuser was less well-liked [Music] foster was a young single mother who
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worked at a local gas station people around kipling saw her as a party girl with a quick temper
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at a cabaret event that dr schneeberger had organised to raise money for the community pool
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candace had caused the scene by arguing with her boyfriend and punching him as the rape accusation became the talk
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of the town most people sided with the doctor they suspected candace was inventing a
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story because she had a crush on him or maybe she was after his money after all if she had been attacked in an
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examination room then why hadn't she said anything to the two nurses who were on duty that night
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finally after several months of waiting the dna results came through a profile had been created from the
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semen stain on candace's underwear and john schneeberger was not a match these results came as a relief to john
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and his wife lisa she had not believed the allegations for one moment and finally there was proof
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that her husband was innocent now that dna evidence had vindicated him hopefully they could move on with their
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lives yet to their shock and disbelief candace wasn't going away john and lisa found out through the
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police that candace was still insisting she had been raped at the hospital and that dr schneeberger was responsible
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she was demanding that they test his blood a second time dr schneeberger duly agreed to provide
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the police with more blood for further testing once again his sample did not match the
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dna from the semen stain on candice's underwear dr schneeberger was definitively ruled
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out as a suspect because dna evidence was absolute the police told candice there was nothing
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else they could do and in 1994 the case file was closed lisa couldn't understand what had
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prompted candice to target her husband so persistently she wondered if candace was infatuated
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with the john and determined to ruin their marriage or maybe she was mentally unwell
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whatever the reason lisa was furious with her she knew without a doubt that candice
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wasn't the victim john was life went on as normal with dr schneeberger retaining his good standing
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in the community luckily most people in the town believed in him wholeheartedly candice foster made the decision to move
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150 kilometers away to regina so the schneebergers no longer had to worry about bumping into her down the street
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over the next couple of years the rape claim faded into the past and they moved on into their future together
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the happy couple had two children with their first daughter born in 1995 and their second in 1996
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life was good and their family was finally complete but still the schneebergers suspected
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that candace was lurking about on the fringes of their lives one day in 1996 a man approached john at
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work with an entry form for a raffle he explained that it was part of a radio station contest to win a diamond ring
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and asked john if he would like to enter john agreed he filled out the form then placed it
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into the accompanying envelope licking its adhesive strip before sealing it the stranger had watched him carefully
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the entire time this incident took on a sinister new light when the schneeberger's cleaner
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approached them with some information she knew candice foster's parents and had heard that candice had hired a
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private investigator to keep it digging into john lisa was angry that candace still seemed
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hell-bent on destroying their lives from then on john sealed envelopes by using water
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from the kitchen tap telling lisa you can just never be too careful when people are accusing you of things you
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didn't do on the afternoon of friday april 25 1997 lisa schneeberger was at home when one
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of her daughters approached with a surprising question fifteen-year-old amy was lisa's eldest
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child from her first marriage and she wanted to know whether she could go and visit her biological father
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the request caught lacer off guard as the family had already made weekend plans and amy was supposed to be
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babysitting lisa noticed that amy's complexion was pale and her expression troubled
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she asked her daughter what was wrong in a halting voice amy replied mum i have something to tell you
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she gestured for her mother to come with her and led lisa to her bedroom amy walked over to her bed and pulled
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back the covers then she pointed at the mattress lisa looked at the spot her daughter was
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indicating lying there was an empty condom wrapper then amy spoke mum he's done this to me before
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the night of october 31 1992 wasn't shaping up to be a fun halloween for 23 year old candice foster
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for starters she had a shift at the gas station where she worked full time candace had given birth to a baby girl 9
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months earlier and as a single mother she was solely responsible for providing for her daughter
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her parents who came from a modest farming background were supportive but juggling parenthood with long
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working hours was exhausting second of all candace's boyfriend dany had showed up at the gas station which
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had led to an argument candace and dany had a tumultuous relationship and she just learned that
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he had lied to her about seeing other women they began to fight with candace growing
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as distressed about the argument itself as she was about the fact it was taking place at her work
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dany made one last offensive retort then jumped into his truck and drove away laughing with a friend
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furious candice kicked the side of the vehicle as it peeled out of the parking lot
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she was so distraught and angry that she decided to go to kipling memorial union
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hospital to see a friend who worked there candace hoped that talking through her
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feelings might help calm her down she left work early went home to change and then drove to the hospital only to
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discover her friend wasn't working that night noticing how upset candace was a nurse
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asked if she'd like to see a doctor candace asked who was on that night it was dr schneeberger known locally as
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dr john candice liked dr schneeberger he was young and charming and had been her
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doctor for more than a year he had even delivered her daughter nine months earlier
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candace agreed to see him and was shown to an examination room candace's agitation had only increased
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since arriving at the hospital when dr schneeberger stepped into the examination room he found her sobbing
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her face was bright red he asked what was wrong and candice replied i'm so mad at danny that i feel like i
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could kill him dr schneeberger chatted with candice for a few moments and said well maybe i'll give you something to
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calm you down he left the room briefly then returned with a syringe in hand candice was surprised
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she thought the doctor was just going to get her a couple of pills he inserted the needle into candace's
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right arm then led her over to an examining table rolling her over on her left side so she
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was facing the wall almost as soon as the drugs entered her system candace had felt them take effect
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body felt heavy yet soft at the same time like all her muscles were gone and she was just a puddle of jelly
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she tried to scream but all that came out was a faint croaking sound limp and numb she couldn't move
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yet her eyes stayed wide open staring at the blank wall in front of her candice felt a man unbuttoned and pulled
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down her jeans before pulling her underwear to one side then he started to rape her
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candice couldn't turn and see who it was she couldn't call out for help desperately she tried to move her arm
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after a few minutes her attacker stopped and fixed candace's clothing groggily she managed to roll over just
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in time to see dr schneeberger exiting the room candice woke the next morning in a
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hospital bed feeling light-headed and strange slowly the events of the previous night
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came back to her she hadn't mentioned anything about the attack to the nurses who had encouraged
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her to stay at the hospital overnight soon dr schneeberger came in to check on her and take her vitals
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as he went to check her pulse candice asked him what kind of drug he had given her the night before
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why replied the doctor with a smile did it give you wild dreams then he walked out without answering her
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question candice noticed that her underpants were stained with what appeared to be semen
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when she got home she took them off and placed them inside a ziploc bag having watched a lot of crime shows over
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the years she knew she needed to preserve any possible dna evidence she would also need to undergo a
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physical examination candice knew she couldn't return to the hospital where dr schneeberger worked
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nor did she feel safe reporting the crime to the local police force so she drove with a friend almost two
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hours west to a hospital in regina where she spoke with two sexual assault counsellors and a rape kit was collected
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staff at the hospital phoned the police on candace's behalf candice also confided in her parents who
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would be two of her greatest supporters in the months and years that followed one look at her face was all they needed
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to see to realise how traumatized she was although candace's parents and close friends believed her it was a different
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story when it came to the rest of kipling candice couldn't walk down the street without people pointing at her and
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exchanging whispers rumors spread that candace was obsessed with dr schneeberger and was trying to
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break up his marriage others speculated that she was a gold digger who was trying to blackmail or
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sue a wealthy man for cash [Music] candice stood firm knowing that when the dna results from dr schneeberger's blood
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test arrived then people would realise she had been telling the truth after six long months she received a
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call from a kipling constable the dna wasn't a match candice couldn't believe it
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that's impossible she told the police before adding that she would get to the bottom of the matter
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[Music] candace suspected that the doctor had foiled the dna test somehow maybe he'd figured out a way to switch
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the vial that contained his blood the police told her that wasn't possible an officer had supervised the entire
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process and nothing suspicious had taken place still candice was undeterred for months she lobbied the police to
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test the doctor's blood again late in 1993 they approached dr schneeberger again and managed to
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convince him to give another sample this time the doctor was indignant and protested pointing out that he had
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already been exonerated but eventually he agreed the second test had the exact same result as the first
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promo code case file [Music] kipling was where candice foster's support network of family and friends
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lived but being around so many others who thought she was a liar was too difficult
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unable to continue living in the town where people treated her like a pariah she moved to regina
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years went by but she refused to give up her fight in 1996 she decided to hire a private
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investigator and ask him to obtain a sample of dr schneeberger's dna for testing
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larry o'brien had worked for the rcmp for 25 years before he switched over to private work
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he agreed to meet with candice and as he listened to her story he was struck by her strength and matter-of-fact manner
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in an episode of the canadian television program 72 hours larry o'brien described
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candace as one of the most determined people he had ever met quote tough as nails if she had to be
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and sweet as an angel hearing what candice had to say larry had no doubt that she had been raped and
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that dr john schneeberger was responsible when candace explained that larry was her last hope he knew he had to help her
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larry had his assistant go to the doctor's workplace and pretend he was accepting entries for a competition
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dr schneeberger filled out a form and then placed it in an envelope licking the seal closed
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but the envelope was later contaminated and had to be thrown out for his next attempt larry o'brien went
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to the hospital parking lot himself and tracked down dr schneeberger's car a mercedes-benz with the personalized
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license plate schnee the vehicle was unlocked allowing easy access it was also exceptionally clean
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but larry managed to find a hair on the back of the headrest he carefully bagged it for testing
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unfortunately the hair had no root so it was unusable determined to keep trying larry went
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back to the car a second time this time he spotted a tube of chapstick sitting in the vehicle's unused ashtray
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removing the cap larry saw that the chapstick was almost brand new it looked as though someone had used it just
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once pulling out an envelope that had a clear plastic window pane larry rubbed the chapstick back and
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forth over the plastic the third time was the charm traces of saliva and skin cells present
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on the chapstick had transferred to the envelope and there was enough to create a dna profile
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two weeks later larry got a call the results were in the dna was a match to the man who had
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raped candice [Music] candice was overjoyed she knew the results proved that dr schneeberger had raped her
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but it was still unclear why the dna from his blood sample wasn't a match to her rapists semen as well
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candice and larry o'brien believed the doctor had most likely managed to somehow switch the vials containing his
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blood they took the results from their private test to law enforcement hopeful it would
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finally convince them of dr schneeberger's guild detective hanstra of the rcmp was
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intrigued but told candice the evidence couldn't be used because it had been obtained illegally
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however it might give them the leverage they needed to convince dr schneeberger to provide yet another blood sample
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this time they would videotape the entire process as well as watch it closely in person
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when confronted with the new evidence john schneeberger insisted that the chapstick from the car wasn't his
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nevertheless he agreed to provide one final sample on november 20 1996 dr schneeberger turned up to have his
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blood taken by the rcmp a serologist named jean rony had been brought in specifically for the task
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with detective heartstr instructing her to be on the lookout for anything suspicious
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a video camera was set up to record the entire thing as dr schneeberger settled in gene roney
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asked him to stick out his hand blood samples were always taken from a small prick to the index finger
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however dr schneeberger explained that he had a syndrome which caused his fingers to bruise easily
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having damaged fingers was less than ideal for a physician so he offered to provide a sample from his arm instead
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gene agreed dr schneeberger rolled up the left sleeve of his yellow sweater so it sat
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just above his elbow the vein on the inside of his arm was prominent and should have been easy to
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take blood from but jean struggled to insert the needle after a couple of attempts she succeeded
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and drew a small sample of blood dr schneeberger was thanked and he left the room
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looking down at the blood gene roney was puzzled it was a strange color very dark with a
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brownish hue looking at the video camera she said the blood doesn't look really kind of
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fresh i don't know the sample was submitted for analysis but the result wasn't what anyone
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expected dr schneeberger's blood was too degraded to detect dna candice foster was furious and
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devastated she had fought for years to have the case reopened and now it seemed as
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though she had lost her last chance as for investigators they were suspicious now they were on the same page as
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candice certain that dr schneeberger had done something to thwart the test but they had no idea what
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then in april 1997 they received a phone call from the doctor's wife lisa schneeberger
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on april 25 1997 lisa schneeberger's 15 year old daughter amy said she had to tell her something
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and took lisa to her room amy showed lisa an empty condom wrapper that was lying on her bed
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then stated mum he's done this before horror washed over lisa as she processed her daughter's words
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she knew that amy was referring to her stepfather john schneeberger the love of lisa's life and a man she had staunchly
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defended over the past five years amy's memories were blurry but she knew that her stepfather had been sexually
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assaulting her for a long time ever since she was 13. when she became a teenager her
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stepfather had taken an interest in her sexual health suggesting that amy go on the pill
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he began touching her inappropriately sometimes he assaulted her in his office at work while he was supposed to be
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treating her for minor ailments such as a wart on her foot amy could remember her stepfather giving
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her an injection then guiding her to his examination table and lying on top of her
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she could feel him raping her then she passed out other times he would give her injections
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at night supposedly to help her sleep amy would wake the next day with the hazy feeling and the knowledge that
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something awful had happened the night of april 24 1997 had been one such occasion
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amy hadn't been able to sleep so her stepfather had injected her with something the next day when she was making her bed
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she had been horrified and distraught to discover a condom wrapper tucked between
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the sheets now that she had physical evidence of the assaults she had long known were
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taking place amy had decided to confide in her mother lisa felt sick but she didn't doubt her daughter for a
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second memories flooded back of the way her husband had so often administered injections when the children were unwell
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instead of offering tablets or syrups lisa had asked john why he did this and he'd simply assured her that injections
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were quicker and are very effective because he was the doctor she had been satisfied with his answer
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lisa remembered one time when amy had woken up feeling sick groggy and upset crying to her mother that john had given
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her a needle late at night when lisa asked him about it he'd said yes she was coughing
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didn't you hear her coughing [Music] lisa hadn't heard any coughing but she believed her husband
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as she processed the fact that her life as she knew it was a lie and the enormity of amy's suffering
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lisa asked her daughter why she hadn't come to her sooner amy replied you didn't believe candice
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why would you believe me [Music] in an instant lisa knew that candace foster had been telling the truth all
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along [Music] as reported by crime magazine she later told the canadian television program w5
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i felt sick i still blame myself maybe if i had believed candace none of this would have happened to my daughter
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[Music] lisa helped amy pack a bag so she could stay elsewhere for the weekend then she called her husband on his cell
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phone he was in the car driving home from a medical conference amy's told me what you've been doing to
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her i know said lisa you've done it to candice too didn't you dr schneeberger insisted that he hadn't
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done anything at all and would explain everything when he got home when he arrived home a little while
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later the doctor didn't seem all together well he was slurring his words and lisa
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suspected he had taken some kind of drug dr schneeberger slipped it off on the couch while lisa lay awake all night
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early the next morning she demanded he leave he did and elisa turned her attention to
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his home office casting her eyes around the room she spotted a box perched high up on a shelf
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lifting it off and opening it up lisa saw it was filled with doctor's gloves syringes condoms and vials of a
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drug called a versaid a benzodiazepine medication versailles is a sedative sometimes used to decrease
00:41:18
agitation and induce sleepiness it is also used for anesthesia and can cause those injected with it to lose
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consciousness additionally versed has an amnesiac effect preventing the formation of new
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memories lisa placed a phone call to detective hoestra at the rcmp and reported her
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[Music] when candice learned that dr schneeberger had been accused of raping his stepdaughter repeatedly over the
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past two years she burst into tears ever since she had been raped by the doctor in 1992
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she had been terrified that he would do the same thing to other women to learn that he had repeatedly
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victimized an underage girl was her greatest nightmare realized the rcmp obtained a warrant and took the
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box that lisa schneeberger had found into evidence then they arrested her husband and
00:45:54
charged him with aggravated sexual assault against amy now that they had a warrant they could
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take as much dna from him as they wanted detectives took swabs of his saliva 25 hairs from his head and a sample of
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blood from his index finger candice foster was thrilled she later told producers for the
00:46:20
television program forensic files that was what i had wanted all along i mean i had even offered to go chop an
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arm off i would have socked him one in the nose to get that blood no problem this time
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all of the samples had the same dna profile as the person who had left a semen stain on candice foster's
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underwear finally there was incontrovertible evidence tying dr schneeberger to candace's case
00:46:58
despite this the doctor continued to deny that he raped candice and denied raping his step daughter as well
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john schneeberger claimed that candace was trying to destroy his wealth and his family by accusing him of rape
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she had obtained his semen by breaking into his home stealing a used condom and then wiping its contents onto her
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underwear dr schneeberger said that he'd realized he was being set up by candace from the
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moment she lodged her report so when the police initially asked for a blood sample he concocted a scheme to
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foil the dna test two weeks after the alleged rape on october 31 1992 the doctor had an appointment with a
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young male patient who had a stomach complaint under the guise of treating him dr
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schneeberger withdrew the patient's blood deliberately taking more than he needed
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then he placed it in a fridge in his clinic hours before he was required to provide
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his first blood sample on november 16. dr schneeberger took a scalpel and sliced his left upper arm deep into his
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bicep then he took a 15 centimeter long plastic tube that he'd filled with his patient's blood and inserted it into the
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cart forcing the tube inside his arm and down to his elbow from the outside it looked like a
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protruding vein when the lab technician took a sample from dr schneeberger he insisted that it would need to be
00:48:42
taken from his arm not his finger because dr schneeberger wasn't under arrest the police were relying on his
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cooperation and could only take what he would allow them to unknowingly the technician had inserted
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the syringe into the prominent tube instead of a vein and withdrawn someone else's blood
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dr schneeberger repeated the same process every time he had to provide more blood
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in video footage of him providing his third sample in 1996 there is a moment where the top of the tube can be seen
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protruding from the doctor's skin as he rolls up his sleeve for the test by the time he gave this third and final
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sample the blood he had taken from his patient four years earlier had grown old and died
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when it was sent off for dna testing a report came back that it was too degraded to provide a profile
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investigators approached the patient whose blood was used by dr schneeberger and asked if they could test his dna
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it came back as a perfect match to the blood provided in the doctor's first two tests
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in addition to the charge of aggravated sexual assault against his step-daughter
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dr schneeberger was charged with one count of sexual assault against candace foster
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he was also charged with two counts of administering a noxious substance to commit an indictable offence and one
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count of obstruction of justice his medical license was suspended and he finally went to trial in september of
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1999 prosecutors informed the court that the defendant was an intelligent but manipulative man who could not control
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his sexual impulses dr schneeberger took the stand in his defense saying that the police and his
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accusers were out to get him he repeated his theory that candice foster had stolen his semen to frame him
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and explained how he had used a patient's blood as his only defense against the crooked system
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candice stared at him wide-eyed as he revealed the way he had thwarted the dna tests
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she later described the description of the surgery he'd performed on himself as disgusting
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hearing the gory lengths he had gone to to evade capture had left her feeling as
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though she was going to have a panic attack when it came time for candace to give
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evidence she stood her ground as dr schneeberger's lawyer tried to undermine her testimony
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candice later said in an episode of forensic files i was a bulldog on the stand i kicked his lawyer's ass
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i showed him who was boss lisa schneeberger and her daughter amy also gave evidence against the man who
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had once been a part of their family on november 25 1999 dr john schneeberger was found guilty of
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sexually assaulting candice and amy of drugging candace and obstruction of justice
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however the presiding judge acquitted dr schneeberger of aggravated sexual assault against amy and of drugging her
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the doctor's claim that he was framed by candace was dismissed as quote inventive fanciful and imaginative
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despite the evidence against him dr schneeberger remained a popular figure in kipling and half of those in the
00:52:50
public gallery hung their heads in sorrow upon hearing the verdict others including candace foster and her
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supporters clapped and cheered with some people calling out bye john although the charges dr schneeberger was
00:53:09
convicted of were enough to result in a life sentence he was given just six years in prison
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upon hearing the length of this sentence those celebrating his conviction grew quiet and solemn
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candace would later tell the media that the amount of time the doctor had received was shorter than the length she
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had waited to hear it [Music] even when john schneeberger was behind bars many people throughout kipling
00:53:40
remained convinced that he was innocent some speculated that he had been framed by candice and the rcmp
00:53:50
candice dismissed the dr schneeberger's supporters as disgruntled and ignorant former patients with no understanding of
00:53:57
the pain and trauma he had caused even though lisa schneeberger had publicly supported her husband for years
00:54:06
before turning against him suspicious locals theorised that she had forced her daughter to accuse him of
00:54:13
rape in an interview with the calgary herald newspaper lisa asked what would i have to gain from setting
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my daughter up to it i had a husband i adored and a beautiful family why would i trade in that for the
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nightmare i'm living now the only doubt i have in my mind is what part of our marriage was real
00:54:41
lisa divorced the dr schneeberger and changed her name even though the former doctor was now a
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convicted sexual offender serving time the courts demanded that lisa allow him visitation time with their two daughters
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now aged five and six lisa refused not wanting to take her children to a prison or make them spend
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time with the man who had raped their older sister she was issued with a two thousand
00:55:13
dollar fine for ignoring the court's orders and paid it in full when her struggle came to the public's
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attention people rallied around lisa in support in april 2001 when she was once again
00:55:30
required to take her daughters to see their father 100 protesters gathered outside the prison on the day of the
00:55:37
visit lisa's daughters cried as she led them to the interview room and their obvious distress led to the
00:55:45
court appointed social worker cancelling the meeting at the last minute eventually dr schneeberger agreed to
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give up his parental rights and a visitation was no longer required in 2003 schneeberger was released on
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parole after serving four years he moved to regina saskatchewan the same city where candace foster was residing
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speaking to the media she remarked i guess i can't escape him stripped of his medical license john
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schneeberger took up work with the demolition crew but his time in his adopted country was
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to be short-lived as a campaign began to revoke his canadian citizenship as well
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john schneeberger had become a canadian citizen in 1993 the year after candace first accused him
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of rape his ex-wife lisa pointed out that if he hadn't cheated a dna test with a stolen
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blood sample then his status as a rapist would have been known when his application was
00:57:01
lodged consequently he should have never received citizenship at all [Music] canadian authorities agreed and in 2004
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the now 43 year old john schneeberger lost his citizenship he had a garage sale to get rid of his
00:57:21
belongings and some friends and supporters threw him a going away party before he was deported to south africa
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in july schneeberger moved in with his mother in durban [Music] he attempted to join the health
00:57:37
professions council of south africa in a bid to work in medicine once again just as the council was considering his
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application he made the sudden and unexplained decision to withdraw it in john schneeberger's homeland the
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south african press have dubbed him dr rape his ex-wife lisa came to view the man
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she once believed was her best friend and soulmate as a pathological liar and remorseless predator
00:58:13
her greatest regret was not believing candice foster and she blamed herself for the abuse that later took place in
00:58:20
her home when lisa heard that john schneeberger had finally left canada she told the
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saskatchewan news network quote i'm elated it is such a relief to know he is gone
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it has often been a long and painful journey i am so looking forward to closing that
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last final chapter and putting that book away forever candice foster had dreams about john
00:58:52
schneeberger for years in sum he chased her down while she tried to escape and she would wake up
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screaming in others she would pursue him with a gun waking only after she had shot him in
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the head i don't know if it will ever go away she told the calgary herald in an interview
00:59:15
when you are raped it never ever goes away candice took john schneeberger to court
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in a civil suit and was eventually awarded 75 000 but it is unclear whether she received
00:59:32
this money candice told newspaper the edmonton journal that she was less concerned
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about the money than she was some form of compensation for all that she had lost
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quote he stole time with my baby daughter from me i'm never going to get those years back
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about a decade after her attack candice co-wrote a script about the ordeal which
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was subsequently made into a film called high accuse her hope was that it would inspire other
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survivors of rape to come forward to share their stories no matter how they are perceived by
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their communities [Music] [Music] you