Introducing: Dr. Death Season 5 | The Cowboy
5/28/20263 min
When Dr John Schneider arrived in rural Wyoming, his cowboy charm seemed like an answer to patients' prayers. That is until surgeries start going wrong.
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First 90 secondsLaura Beil· Host0:00
[gentle music] In Cody, Wyoming, cowboy culture runs deep.
Speaker 10:06
That's what this city is built on. A spit and a handshake gets most deals done. You just trust the guy you're talking to.
Laura Beil· Host0:14
So when a new doctor came to town, he fit right in.
Speaker 20:17
He had his duster on that goes all the way down to the ground, and he's got his cowboy boots on.
Speaker 30:24
He had this huge smile on his face. "You can trust me."
Speaker 10:29
He was flashy, very charismatic. My mom loved him. He was gonna fix her. She was gonna get up to dancing again and feeling better.
Laura Beil· Host0:40
But there was something different about this doctor.
Speaker 40:43
He said, "I really look at myself more as an entrepreneur."
Speaker 50:49
He's very intense, kinda like the fifth grade teacher that scares the shit out of you.
Speaker 10:54
He was very annoyed with us, like we were wasting his time.
Laura Beil· Host0:59
The cowboy charm, that spit and a handshake, seemed to be hiding something.
Speaker 61:06
As far as I'm concerned, he killed him.
Speaker 11:10
He completely destroyed her life.
Speaker 61:14
I know I should forgive, as a good Christian, but I can't.
Laura Beil· Host1:18
And even when patients sound the alarm, he just keeps going.
Speaker 71:23
If these were all medical complaints, why is he still practicing?
Speaker 11:28
It made no sense to