Episode 222: The Candice Fonagy Story | The Courage of Conviction
From True Crime Couple by True Crime Couple
January 11, 2026 · 1h 21m
About this episode
The episode discusses the controversial case of Candice Fonagy, who accused a respected doctor of sexual assault in 1992, despite his DNA not matching the evidence.
On Halloween night of 1992 something happened that divided the small farming town of Kipling, Saskatchewan. A young single mother accused the town’s well respected doctor of sexual assault while under his care. Wanting to save his reputation, the doctor took a blood test to prove his DNA was not a match for the samples found during the performance of a sexual assault exam. It was not a match. Despite this, Candice, the accuser, was adamant about what had happened. Join me as I tell John about the case of the ‘Good Doctor’. Sponsors: Masterclass Masterclass.com/tcc to get an additional 15% off any annual membership Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/497356653/?terms=john%20schneeberger https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-endless-nightmare-of-lisa-dillman/article761440/ https://forensictales.com/case-of-dr-john-schneeberger/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/19616-midazolam-injection https://www.iflscience.com/a-doctor-cheated-dna-tests-by-implanting-somebody-elses-blood-into-his-arm-59380 https://www.newspapers.com/image/496716610/?match=1&terms=john%20schneeberger Forensic Files Interviews Season8, Episode 8
People in this episode
Host: True Crime Couple
Topics covered
- sexual assault
- DNA testing
- small town controversy
- medical ethics
- justice system
Keywords
- Candice Fonagy
- John Schneeberger
- sexual assault
- DNA test
- Kipling Saskatchewan
- true crime
- medical ethics
Sponsors
Masterclass
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Places: Kipling, Saskatchewan
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