How, you ask? Because he claimed that his time behind bars had officially expired when he experienced a little "dying episode" at the hospital. Yep, you heard that right! Schreiber had the nerve to proclaim that his heart decided to take a breather, allowing him to join the realm of the deceased, but then—plot twist!—he was brought back from the clutches of the afterlife.
I guess he thinks that loophole is his ticket to freedom!
From The Mirror:
In 2015, Schreiber developed kidney stones and began suffering from septic poisoning, according to CNN.
He lost consciousness and was moved from the Iowa State Penitentiary to a nearby hospital.
At the medical facility, Schreiber was resuscitated five times after his heart had briefly stopped.
Doctors used epinephrine and adrenaline to revive him, and once he stabilized, they treated his sepsis and he was sent back to jail.
After this incident, Schreiber tried to argue in court that he should be allowed to walk free because he had technically died and been brought back to life, fulfilling his life sentence.
Schreiber also claimed that he was revived against his will since he had signed a 'Do Not Resuscitate' order years earlier, according to The Des Moines Register.
Schreiber's brother was brought in and told medical staff that "if he is in pain, you may give him something to ease the pain, but otherwise you are to let him pass."
However, the court was not persuaded by his argument.
A lower court stated that Schreiber's argument was "unpersuasive and without merit."
While this guy has some serious nerve trying to use a DNR as his ticket out of prison, it's actually kind of amusing.
Granted, this guy is a monster who bludgeoned someone to death with a pickaxe handle. So obviously, it's for the best that the courts rejected his desperate appeal.
