Run, Bambi, Run
Laurie Bembenek was a Milwaukee police officer and Playboy Club bunny before being arrested for the murder of her husband’s ex-wife, a crime she insisted she did not commit. Nicknamed “Bambi Bembenek,” she became a tabloid fixation, a feminist cause célèbre and, after she escaped from prison, an American folk hero, though she was never exonerated. Journalist and Campside Media co-founder Vanessa Grigoriadis takes a fresh look at the case Diane Sawyer called the "most glamorous murder case of the 1980s.”
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Run Bambi Run is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
Our Editor's Take
Run, Bambi, Run is the story of Laurie Bembenek and her escape from Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. Intrigue and suspense fill this true crime podcast. It is a story of love, murder, and life on the run.
Run, Bambi, Run exposes Bembenek's background, love life, and challenges as a young woman. She was only 21 years old in 1979 when she joined the Milwaukee Police Department academy. Three years later, she stood accused of shooting and killing her ex-husband's wife. The law found her guilty and sentenced her to life in prison. Laurie Bembenek maintained that she was innocent. After years in prison, she plotted her escape.
She escaped through a laundry window and fled to Canada with her lover, a brother of a fellow inmate.
The story made headlines back in the '80s. The media portrayed Bembenek as both a murderer and a victim of a corrupt system. But which one is she? Vanessa Grigoriadis, the host, is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Vanity Fair. She did extensive research to bring this story to life as a podcast.
Lovers of true crime will find this podcast exciting. Not only because it is a true story, but each episode leaves listeners wanting to know more. It makes for an entertaining and informative experience.
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