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The story of my childhood friend's murder and his Father's search for Justice and more...
Posted on 10/8/17 at 4:51 am
Posted on 10/8/17 at 4:51 am
Justice for Danny: How a small town pharmacist caught his son's killer - and then took down the most notorious pill mill doctor in New Orleans history
Long article but well worth the read!
I grew up with Lil Danny, as we all called him. In fact, you could say we were friends since birth, literally. My parents and his parents became friends at parenting classes before we were born. Come to find out, our moms had the same doctor. We were born 10 minutes apart in adjoining hospital rooms with the delivery doctor running back and forth checking on our moms. He lived just a couple blocks away in Chalmette. We had our childhood birthday parties together at his grandmother's house with a big pool. We were like brothers. He started to dabble in drugs in our late teens and I distanced myself but from time to time we'd meet up and I'd beg him to give it up. I'd even risked ending our friendship by meeting with his parents and later having an intervention with him and his parents. All of his other friends were the ones he was doing drugs with. I was the only one to ever try to help. On April 14,1999 he was shot in the head trying to buy drugs in the 9th ward. I was the only friend and non-family member asked to help carry his coffin.
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Among the Christmas ornaments, Mardi Gras costumes and crawfish boiling equipment in Dan Schneider's attic, a stack of cardboard boxes stands out. They bear handwritten labels scrawled with a black Sharpie: "Danny Murder Investigation," "Tunnel of Hope," "Dr. Cleggett WWEP."
Schneider seldom opens them anymore. His wife wishes he would throw them away. But he insists on keeping them around.
"I ain't never getting rid of this stuff," he says.
Those dozen boxes archive a pivotal period in Schneider's life, when a series of events transformed him from a laid-back suburban pharmacist into a vigilante private eye.
Those boxes also contain a story never before told about New Orleans in the early grips of what has become the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history. They catalog the local rise of opioid addiction and the police, pushers and medical professionals who profited from it. They provide a glimpse into the frustrated efforts of federal and local investigators to thwart a crisis that few saw coming -- and that was enabled by society's desire for a miracle cure for pain.
But most of all, the boxes hold the story of one man who, despite the odds against him, set out to right a wrong in his community and rewrite a dark chapter in his family's life.
It all started around 2 a.m. on April 14, 1999. Schneider and his wife, Annie, woke to the sound of a knock at the door. Two young sheriff's deputies were standing in the doorway. They asked to come inside.
Seated in the kitchen, the two men explained that the Schneiders' 22-year-old son, Danny Jr., had been shot in the head while sitting in his truck in the Lower 9th Ward. From the crumpled bills in his hand, investigators suspected he was trying to buy crack.
The Schneiders didn't believe them. Danny had gone to a friend's house that night to study, they said, and was now asleep in his room upstairs. His 18-year-old sister Kristi ran off to check.
She came back screaming: "He's not in his room, Daddy!"
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:14 am to cdaniel76
Nice story.
A man with character and passion will not be deterred.
A man with character and passion will not be deterred.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:05 am to cdaniel76
So is your TD handle based on him?
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:11 am to cdaniel76
Great article. Pulitzer-esque.
Frustrating how long it takes investigators to charge people. The DEA knew for two years what was going on but had an "ongoing investigation ". How many people died due to their lack of expediency? Drug deals gone array, overdoses, etc.
Frustrating how long it takes investigators to charge people. The DEA knew for two years what was going on but had an "ongoing investigation ". How many people died due to their lack of expediency? Drug deals gone array, overdoses, etc.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:17 am to cdaniel76
Thanks for sharing that. Having lost my son to an opioid overdose, I read that with great interest. Dan is a great man.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:17 am to cdaniel76
That's some serious shite
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:52 am to cdaniel76
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Her attorney, David Bell, immediately sent a strongly worded letter to the board demanding the suspension be lifted. In a threatening aside, he attributed the board's actions to "racial animus" toward Cleggett, a black woman in a largely white profession.
You see this is one of the biggest problems in America. Cant touch someone because of their race. bullshite!
Glad she got hers. Sad that more pill pushers sprung up as a result
I enjoyed reading that. Sorry about your friend.
Oh and frick the NOPD
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:57 am to cdaniel76
Wow. Grewt article, sorry for the loss of you friend.
And WWEB can rot in hell
And WWEB can rot in hell
Posted on 10/8/17 at 7:03 am to cdaniel76
This story reminded me of a doctor that I used to call on as a pharma rep. I always said he had to be doing something illegal. After I read the article I googled his name.
I guess I was right
Unreal
I guess I was right
Unreal
Posted on 10/8/17 at 7:35 am to cdaniel76
That article was a sickening read. Really a disgusting dive into the arse backwards world surrounding the drug crisis in this country.
The justice system, court system, Big Pharma, and law enforcement are so fricked it's unbelievable. That titanic count of the story didn't even get jail time or a conviction. Karma destroyed her life, but she deserves worse.
The dad in that story is a hero.
The justice system, court system, Big Pharma, and law enforcement are so fricked it's unbelievable. That titanic count of the story didn't even get jail time or a conviction. Karma destroyed her life, but she deserves worse.
The dad in that story is a hero.
This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 7:45 am
Posted on 10/8/17 at 7:57 am to cdaniel76
Great but tragic article. I always find his writing very good. That dad is also a true hero. Had he not done what he did, the NOPD would have never solb d that case.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 8:01 am to cdaniel76
Damn that's crazy. I remember being 18 years old and going to see this doctor. While also going to see several others at the same time.
I wouldn't call this the most 'notorious', Dr Cookie ran one probably bigger and more lucrative with several locations.
Great read. Took me back.
Sorry for your loss.
I wouldn't call this the most 'notorious', Dr Cookie ran one probably bigger and more lucrative with several locations.
Great read. Took me back.
Sorry for your loss.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 8:13 am to cdaniel76
Wow, what an incredible story. God Bless him.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 8:42 am to cdaniel76
I'm sorry for your loss.
That was quite an article. I couldn't put it down when I came across it last night. I imagine it took a ton of work to put together a coherent article that long and comprehensive.
You have to admire the tenacity of the pharmacist. It's crazy for a white guy to go into the 9th Ward and actually succeed in getting his information.
Also, did anyone else catch the name of her attorney? (the one making the racial allegations).....
It's the same guy who was a juvenile judge; he was accused of forcible rape; he was pulled over while driving a stolen vehicle; and is currently under indictment for his involvement in an auto-theft ring.
It's interesting how the N.O. East crowd sticks together..... birds of a feather.
That was quite an article. I couldn't put it down when I came across it last night. I imagine it took a ton of work to put together a coherent article that long and comprehensive.
You have to admire the tenacity of the pharmacist. It's crazy for a white guy to go into the 9th Ward and actually succeed in getting his information.
Also, did anyone else catch the name of her attorney? (the one making the racial allegations).....
It's the same guy who was a juvenile judge; he was accused of forcible rape; he was pulled over while driving a stolen vehicle; and is currently under indictment for his involvement in an auto-theft ring.
It's interesting how the N.O. East crowd sticks together..... birds of a feather.
This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 8:56 am
Posted on 10/8/17 at 8:50 am to cdaniel76
I plan to read this later, but wanted to say that Cleggett was one of the biggest scumbags out there. I was a pharmacist in New Orleans East and Slidell in the late 90s and early 2000s. I had a standing policy of never filling her prescriptions. While some of her patients may have been legit, the overwhelming number of them were drug seekers. I had a few arguements with her over the phone regarding her prescribing practices. Her name still gets me pissed off to this day.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 8:55 am to cdaniel76
That's an awesome story. I'm glad I read the whole thing, very interesting. What a great father and man.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 9:09 am to cdaniel76
I'm sorry for your friend.
That's one of the best written articles I've seen come out of a newspaper (including the big ones ala NYTimes, Wall St Journal, etc) in a quite a while. Good to see journalism isn't dead.
That's one of the best written articles I've seen come out of a newspaper (including the big ones ala NYTimes, Wall St Journal, etc) in a quite a while. Good to see journalism isn't dead.
This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 9:11 am
Posted on 10/8/17 at 9:18 am to cdaniel76
that black lady pill mill doctor be witch hunt since day 1
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