Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. His son was murdered in a drug-related shooting in New Orleans. Number one, they are tired of waiting on the DEA and the FBI, just like I was tired from the beginning. In a big twist,Dan learns that theoriginal murder witness, Jeffery Hall, turned out to be the killer. We thought about committing suicide as a family. And now I think shes buying into, well, maybe this is a calling. And maybe my wifes even saying, Look, youve done everything you can do. They said, In 60 days were going to have this thing closed. This sets up the final three episodes of The Pharmacist. Dr. Cleggett pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and never spent any time in jail. Because I was on a mission. Shane, she sacrificed the safety of her family, she sacrificed her reputation, and even her ability to live in her family home FOR DAN SCHNEIDER AND HIS FAMILY and also possibly for her own conscience. According to The Cinemaholic, Dan remains incredibly compassionate and keen to give back to the community, still helping others to this day. It wasnt until you called the local TV station and they did a story and put images on the local news, showing people at 3:00 a.m. lined up the outside Dr. Cleggetts office that people started to do something. His grades had started to slip a little bit. Daniel Sr had to talk his witness around to testifying while she received threats in the post and had her house vandalised. But police said they found young man's crumpled body in his Ford pickup truck, with cash in his hand. Over four hourlong episodes, one grieving father's investigation into his son's tragic murder spirals into discovering one of the biggest and deadliest drug rings in New Orleans in the 2000s. The Pharmacist: Netflix's new true-crime documentary with a twist And they were kind of overrun with drugs and maybe they were burned out. Well, if shes over eight hours times 30, it would be hundreds. Speaking to Den of Geek, director Jenner Furst said: "I spoke with her directly and let her know that, as documentary filmmakers, we're committed to all sides of the story, that we felt that she had a story to tell herself, and that we weren't going to support one side of this. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In reality, the four-part docuseries is about seeking answers to an epidemic that continues to erode our society. #medtwitter. She weighs 100 pounds. It released in February 2020 on Netflix, the series relates the efforts of Dan Schneider (activist), a small-town pharmacistin Poydras, Louisiana, to identify his son's killer and how this led to his gathering evidence against a prolific "pill mill" doctor in New Orleans. At times, he appears completely heartbroken, while other moments pinpoint the inner drive that allowed him to create change. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. More:Miss Americana: Biggest Reveals From Taylor Swift's Netflix Documentary. And Im getting nowhere and theyre not really paying attention. Not only for the loss of his sons life, but for the numerous young lives around him that he sees being destroyed by a single pill. Now all of a sudden Im seeing 20-year-olds. We dont have to play this. I talked with my wife. We had been aware of some marijuana use. NEW ORLEANS The story of a St. Bernard Parish pharmacist, who solved his 22-year-old sons murder after a drug-related shooting while also shining a light on the deadly opioid epidemic, is far from over. Oh, God. I agree with it. These stories are just a few of the thousand or more letters Schneider has responded to since Netflix turned his story into a docu-series streamed millions of times. What's Coming to Netflix in February 2020? Schneider zeroes in on OxyContin in particular, which contributed to the boom of addiction cases in the U.S. in the early 2000s. A little bit more covert. The subjectreveals that he and wife Annie contemplated killing themselves immediately after Danny's death, unable to "see a future." So I knew they really werent going to do much investigating so I went out myself and said if they arent going to do it I am going to do it.. Jeffery Hall served 13 years in prison for the killing ofDanny Schneider Jr., and says in the Netflix docu-series that he's worked to better himself. She filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and in 2006 was in a car accident, which left her with debilitating injuries and brain damage. He's also the founding editor at Vague Visages, and has contributed to RogerEbert.com and Fandor. The woman and her four children were put in witness protection. Dan Schneider The Pharmacist: The story of Danny Jr's murder. - Mamamia But again, we had this perfect life. Well, honestly, I hate to say it, because of working on my sons case it was probably taking a place fairly bad. Despite the hardships he met with, with his sons untimely death, his investigations, and ultimately, the catastrophic Katrina, his Tunnel of Hope remained. 89: Using data to fight the opioid epidemic | Dan Schneider, from Msg frequency varies. Daniel Schneider began working at his local Bradley's Pharmacy in Louisiana's St Bernard Parish in 1975. Give it up. And I kind of sort of, I hate to admit it, but it looks like I never would stop anything. Because most of the ones I was dealing with didnt have a lot of money. But the witness, the witness who was really a hero. We know youre committed to this thing, but we need you to back off, were ready to close on this case. When a customer named Sheri Shernecker passed away, and was later buried not far fromDan's son, the pharmacist began investigating Dr. Cleggett, who was apparently seeing around 76 patients per day, according to the DEA. And so, and she was crying out.