Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek, Wisconsin’s most famous runaway fugitive, insisted until her death in 2010 that she did not kill her husband's ex-wife. Her story is the subject of a true-crime podcast.

Laurie Bembenek died of liver failure at the age of 52 on November 20, 2010. Discussing the case, the fourth episode of the Playboy Murders season 2 will air on ID on Monday, February 5, 2024, at ...

The lesser-known story of a Playboy bunny who escaped prison and fled the country to clear her name of murder is getting the true-crime podcast treatment. “ Run, Bambi, Run ” is the name of the new ...

Radish says that’s why Bembenek’s story has been told and retold so many times, in books, made-for-TV movies, a podcast, and now on the stage. 'Run Bambi Run' is showing at the Milwaukee Rep ...

Laurie Bembenek was 52. Bembenek was convicted in 1982 of fatally shooting her police detective husband's ex-wife and sentenced to life in prison. She escaped in 1990 and fled to Canada.

"The Playboy Murders," in its second season on true-crime cable channel Investigation Discovery, will turn its lens on the story of Milwaukee's Laurie Bembenek in a new episode airing at 9 p.m ...

The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre's upcoming play, "Run Bambi Run," tells the story of the infamous Milwaukee femme fatale, Laurie Bembenek. The rock musical makes its world premiere on Sept. 13 ...

Laurie Bembenek, a former Milwaukee police officer and Playboy Club bunny who gained national notoriety after she was convicted of murder and then escaped from prison, has died. She was 52.