John Schneeberger
| Dr. John Schneeberger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 56–57) Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Residence | Durban, South Africa |
| Occupation | Former physician |
| Criminal charge | Rape, administering a noxious substance, obstruction of justice, |
| Criminal penalty | Six years |
| Criminal status | released |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Dillman (Divorced) |
| Children | Two children, plus one stepdaughter and one stepson |
John Schneeberger (born 1961) is a North Rhodesian-born former physician who drugged and raped one of his female patients and his stepdaughter while a physician in Canada. For years he evaded arrest by planting a fake blood sample inside his own body to confound DNA tests.
John Schneeberger was raised in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and received his medical degree at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. In 1987, he moved to Canada. He lived in the town of Kipling, Saskatchewan and practised in the Kipling Medical Centre.
In 1991, he married Lisa Dillman who had two children from a previous marriage. Schneeberger and Dillman had two daughters during their marriage. In 1993, he acquired Canadian citizenship and still retained his other citizenship.
Schneeberger was accused of serious sexual crimes, and convicted after several times successfully foiling DNA tests.
On the night of 31 October 1992, Schneeberger sedated his 23-year-old patient, Candice, and raped her. While Versed—the sedative he used—has strong amnesiac effect, Candice was still able to remember the rape. She reported the crime to the police.
Schneeberger's blood sample was, however, found not to match the samples of the alleged rapist's semen, thus clearing him of suspicion. In 1993, at the victim's request, the test was repeated, but the result was negative, as well. In 1994, the case was closed.
Candice, still convinced that her recollections were true, hired Larry O'Brien, a private detective, to investigate the case. He broke into Schneeberger's car and obtained another DNA sample, which, this time, matched the semen on the victim's underwear and pants. As a result, a third official test was organized. The obtained blood sample was, however, found to be too small and of too poor quality to be useful for analysis.
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