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Episode 212: On the afternoon of January 27, 1993, the day before her 20th birthday, Sian Simmonds, a student who was working he way through school, was found dead in her basement suite in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C. She had been shot and bludgeoned. Neighbours had heard screams coming from her suite. Only days later, a man named David Schlender was arrested. Already on bail for the attempted murder of one of his cocaine dealers the year before, Schlender told police he’d been hired by another man, Brian West, to commit the murder in exchange for wiping an outstanding drug debt. The investigation of Brian West led to another man, Josephakis Charalambous, the Simmonds’ family doctor who had hired West to murder Sian. Eighteen months before her murder, Sian and her older sister Katie had filed grievances with the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons alleging sexual assault by Charalambous. Rather than face censure by the College and risk losing his substantial annual income, Charlambous had sought to silence the girls. As the truth came out about the doctor, his carefully constructed facade of the community minded healer came tumbling down revealing an ugly pattern of violence and predatory behaviour toward young women and girls.Sources:Betrayal of trust | Maclean’s | DECEMBER 12, 1994R. v. West, 1997 CanLII 3157 (BC CA), &lt; https://canlii.ca/t/1dzn4 &gt;R. v. Charalambous, 1997 CanLII 3363 (BC CA), &lt; https://canlii.ca/t/1dznk &gt;Mountie Seduced My Wife. I Want a New Trial — PressReader.comCharalambous v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 FC 1082 (CanLII), &lt; https://canlii.ca/t/26bkj &gt;Charalambous v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FC 1045 (CanLII), &lt; https://canlii.ca/t/gl077 &gt;Charalambous v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FCA 177 (CanLII), &lt; https://canlii.ca/t/gs5q6 &gt;Charalambous v. Attorney General of Canada, 2017 CanLII 1337 (SCC), &lt; https://canlii.ca/t/gx021 &gt;Doctor denied day parole 27 years after hiring hitman to kill teen | Vancouver SunScandalous Case had Public Riveted — PressReader.comDocumentary pays tribute to parents of murdered children - New West RecordFamily Physician Hired a Hit Man to Silence Her…Permanently - Medical BagServing Life 25-One Guard’s Story — ScribdDr. Death M.D. by David Pietras - Ebook | ScribdDoctors Who Kill by Carol Anne Davis - Ebook | ScribdFatal Prescription: A Doctor without Remorse by John Griffiths | GoodreadsMedical Ethics | The Canadian EncyclopediaAbout CAVEATSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 212: On the afternoon of January 27, 1993, the day before her 20th birthday, Sian Simmonds, a student who was working he way through school, was found dead in her basement suite in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C. She had been shot and bludgeoned. Neighbours had heard screams coming from her suite. Only days later, a man named David Schlender was arrested. Already on bail for the attempted murder of one of his cocaine dealers the year before, Schlender told police he’d been hired by another man, Brian West, to commit the murder in exchange for wiping an outstanding drug debt. The investigation of Brian West led to another man, Josephakis Charalambous, the Simmonds’ family doctor who had hired West to murder Sian. Eighteen months before her murder, Sian and her older sister Katie had filed grievances with the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons alleging sexual assault by Charalambous. Rather than face censure by the College and risk losing his substantial annual income, Charlambous had sought to silence the girls. As the truth came out about the doctor, his carefully constructed facade of the community minded healer came tumbling down revealing an ugly pattern of violence and predatory behaviour toward young women and girls. Sources:<a href="https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1994/12/12/betrayal-of-trust" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betrayal of trust | Maclean’s | DECEMBER 12, 1994</a>R. v. West, 1997 CanLII 3157 (BC CA), &lt; <a href="https://canlii.ca/t/1dzn4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canlii.ca/t/1dzn4</a> &gt;R. v. Charalambous, 1997 CanLII 3363 (BC CA), &lt; <a href="https://canlii.ca/t/1dznk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canlii.ca/t/1dznk</a> &gt;<a href="https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20060819/281492156790219" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mountie Seduced My Wife. I Want a New Trial — PressReader.com</a>Charalambous v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 FC 1082 (CanLII), &lt; <a href="https://canlii.ca/t/26bkj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canlii.ca/t/26bkj</a> &gt;Charalambous v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FC 1045 (CanLII), &lt; <a href="https://canlii.ca/t/gl077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canlii.ca/t/gl077</a> &gt;Charalambous v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FCA 177 (CanLII), &lt; <a href="https://canlii.ca/t/gs5q6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canlii.ca/t/gs5q6</a> &gt;Charalambous v. Attorney General of Canada, 2017 CanLII 1337 (SCC), &lt; <a href="https://canlii.ca/t/gx021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canlii.ca/t/gx021</a> &gt;<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/killer-doctor-denied-day-parole-27-years-after-hiring-hitman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doctor denied day parole 27 years after hiring hitman to kill teen | Vancouver Sun</a><a href="https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20060819/281672545416651" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scandalous Case had Public Riveted — PressReader.com</a><a href="https://www.newwestrecord.ca/local-news/new-documentary-film-pays-tribute-to-parents-of-murdered-children-4254164" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Documentary pays tribute to parents of murdered children - New West Record</a><a href="https://www.medicalbag.com/home/features/despicable-doctors/family-physician-hired-a-hit-man-to-silence-herpermanently/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Family Physician Hired a Hit Man to Silence Her…Permanently - Medical Bag</a><a href="https://www.scribd.com/read/366020226/Serving-Life-25-One-Guard-s-Story#__search-menu_992781" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Serving Life 25-One Guard’s Story — Scribd</a><a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/394811910/Dr-Death-M-D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Death M.D. by David Pietras - Ebook | Scribd</a><a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/353170441/Doctors-Who-Kill-Profiles-of-Lethal-Medics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doctors Who Kill by Carol Anne Davis - Ebook | Scribd</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23789181-fatal-prescription" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatal Prescription: A Doctor without Remorse by John Griffiths | Goodreads</a><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/medical-ethics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medical Ethics | The Canadian Encyclopedia</a><a href="http://www.caveat.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About CAVEAT</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Breaking the Oath: The Murder of Sian Simmonds

Doctor Josephakis “Joe” Charalambous had a thriving family practice when he became obsessed with 15-year-old Shelley Joel. Shelley, along with other members of her family, was his patient. Shelley’s parents were alarmed when the doctor began buying her gifts and calling her at home. He was obsessed with her. And they soon came to believe that the doctor brainwashed Shelley, luring her into an inappropriate, illegal, and abusive relationship. As soon as Shelley was legally allowed, she married Joe Charalambous. But she didn’t live happily ever after. After the wedding, Joe continued to engage with prostitutes and his interest in young girls persisted.  He soon became infatuated with two pretty young patients, Katie and Sian Simmonds.  But Katie and Sian weren’t as easily brainwashed as Shelley had been.  They told their father about their doctor’s inappropriate remarks and behavior and he contacted the College of Physicians and Surgeons, helping his daughters file a formal complaint for sexual misconduct.  After Joe learned that the girls were scheduled to appear before the board, 19-year-old Sian Simmonds was murdered in her own basement apartment. Join us at the quiet end for Just What the Doctor Ordered, an unbelievable story of a family physician willing to take a life to preserve his career and reputation.  Several people were not surprised that he was willing to take advantage of underaged patients to satisfy his own sexual deviancies, but the idea that he would stoop to murder was shocking. And, in a karmic twist, the doctor’s young wife Shelley’s testimony would be what did him in.                     Sian Simmonds Subscribe for ad-free and bonus episodes Send a message Shop TCB merch Join the TCB Fan Discussions Group Record your voicemail for Feedback! Read “Fatal Prescription” by John Griffiths Sources Fatal Prescription by John Griffiths Josephakis Charalambous. Unsolved Canada website R. v. Charalambous, 1997 Globe24h website. 

Doctor Josephakis “Joe” Charalambous had a thriving family practice when he became obsessed with 15-year-old Shelley Joel. Shelley, along with other members of her family, was his patient. Shelley’s parents were alarmed when the doctor began buying her gifts and calling her at home. He was obsessed with her. And they soon came to believe that the doctor brainwashed Shelley, luring her into an inappropriate, illegal, and abusive relationship. As soon as Shelley was legally allowed, she married Joe Charalambous. But she didn’t live happily ever after. After the wedding, Joe continued to engage with prostitutes and his interest in young girls persisted.  He soon became infatuated with two pretty young patients, Katie and Sian Simmonds.  But Katie and Sian weren’t as easily brainwashed as Shelley had been.  They told their father about their doctor’s inappropriate remarks and behavior and he contacted the College of Physicians and Surgeons, helping his daughters file a formal complaint for sexual misconduct.  After Joe learned that the girls were scheduled to appear before the board, 19-year-old Sian Simmonds was murdered in her own basement apartment. Join us at the quiet end for Just What the Doctor Ordered, an unbelievable story of a family physician willing to take a life to preserve his career and reputation.  Several people were not surprised that he was willing to take advantage of underaged patients to satisfy his own sexual deviancies, but the idea that he would stoop to murder was shocking. And, in a karmic twist, the doctor’s young wife Shelley’s testimony would be what did him in.                    Sian Simmonds <a href="https://tiegrabber.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe for ad-free and bonus episodes</a> <a href="https://tiegrabber.com/contact-us/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Send a message</a> <a href="https://tiegrabber.com/shop/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shop TCB merch</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1910436809204400" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Join the TCB Fan Discussions Group</a> <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/truecrimebrewery" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Record your voicemail for Feedback!</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QO56Q9E/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Read “Fatal Prescription” by John Griffiths</a> Sources Fatal Prescription by John Griffiths Josephakis Charalambous. Unsolved Canada website R. v. Charalambous, 1997 Globe24h website.

Just What the Doctor Ordered: The Murder of Sian Simmonds

Doctor Josephakis “Joe” Charalambous had a thriving family practice when he became obsessed with 15-year-old Shelley Joel. Shelley, along with other members of her family, was his patient. Shelley’s parents were alarmed when the doctor began buying her gifts and calling her at home. He was obsessed with her, speaking of little else. And they soon came to believe that the doctor brainwashed Shelley, luring her into an inappropriate, illegal, and abusive relationship. As soon as Shelley was legally allowed, she married her doctor. But she didn’t live happily ever after.After the wedding, Joe engaged with prostitutes and his interest in young girls persisted.  He soon became infatuated with two pretty young patients, Katie and Sian Simmonds.  But Katie and Sian weren’t as easily brainwashed as Shelley had been.  They told their father about their doctor’s inappropriate remarks and behavior and he contacted the College of Physicians and Surgeons, helping his daughters file a formal complaint for sexual misconduct.  After Dr. Joe learned that the girls were scheduled to appear before the board, 19-year-old Sian Simmonds was murdered in her own basement apartment. Join us at the quiet end for Just What the Doctor Ordered, an unbelievable story of a family physician willing to take a life to preserve his own career and reputation.  Several people were not surprised that he was willing to take advantage of underaged patients to satisfy his own sexual deviancies, but the idea that he would stoop to murder was shocking. And, in a karmic twist, the doctor’s young wife Shelley’s testimony would be what did him in.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4126935/advertisement

Doctor Josephakis “Joe” Charalambous had a thriving family practice when he became obsessed with 15-year-old Shelley Joel. Shelley, along with other members of her family, was his patient. Shelley’s parents were alarmed when the doctor began buying her gifts and calling her at home. He was obsessed with her, speaking of little else. And they soon came to believe that the doctor brainwashed Shelley, luring her into an inappropriate, illegal, and abusive relationship. As soon as Shelley was legally allowed, she married her doctor. But she didn’t live happily ever after. After the wedding, Joe engaged with prostitutes and his interest in young girls persisted. He soon became infatuated with two pretty young patients, Katie and Sian Simmonds. But Katie and Sian weren’t as easily brainwashed as Shelley had been. They told their father about their doctor’s inappropriate remarks and behavior and he contacted the College of Physicians and Surgeons, helping his daughters file a formal complaint for sexual misconduct. After Dr. Joe learned that the girls were scheduled to appear before the board, 19-year-old Sian Simmonds was murdered in her own basement apartment. Join us at the quiet end for Just What the Doctor Ordered, an unbelievable story of a family physician willing to take a life to preserve his own career and reputation. Several people were not surprised that he was willing to take advantage of underaged patients to satisfy his own sexual deviancies, but the idea that he would stoop to murder was shocking. And, in a karmic twist, the doctor’s young wife Shelley’s testimony would be what did him in. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4126935/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4126935/advertisement</a>