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.”New episodes out every Monday. Run Bambi Run is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. List...
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Introducing Big Time
Big Time is a show about criminals who dared to dream…differently.Big Time is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Piece of Work Entertainment and Campside Media in association w…
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Last Days of the NXIVM Cult on the Infamous Podcast
Focused on scandalous stories in American culture, Infamous is a new podcast from Run, Bambi, Run host Vanessa Grigoriadis. Infamous covers the rise and fall of Girls Gone Wild; th…
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Introducing: Witnessed: Friendly Fire
When a K-9 officer in the Scott County, Tennessee Sheriff's Department winds up dead at the hands of his partner, a grieving widow takes it upon herself to untangle the truth from…
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16 min
Women in Policing
What does the fight for gender equality within the American police force look like today? We talk to two experts about current strategies for police reform. Run, Bambi, Run is an A…
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11 min
Gold Filing Cabinet
We speak to Penny Harrington, the first female police chief of a major American city, about fighting her way through the ranks. Run, Bambi, Run is an Apple Original podcast, produc…
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35 min
Afterlife
In this episode, we examine Laurie’s fraught relationship with the media, her tragic fall, and the struggle to build a life with a felony on her record. What might justice look lik…
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42 min
What Should I Do With Her Cat?
Desperate for even one night of freedom, Laurie and the man she loves make a daring escape across the border to Canada under stolen names. As authorities hunt for her, the American…
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36 min
Wigging Out
Sentenced to life for a murder she maintains she did not commit, Laurie begins digging into the police investigation. She also has her eye on a handsome man she meets in prison. Ru…
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40 min
Killers Don’t Play Flute
Laurie is tried for murder in the first gavel-to-gavel televised trial in the state of Wisconsin. As Laurie’s physical appearance and wardrobe choices are held against her, a surpr…
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32 min
Ramsey Avenue
The shocking murder of Christine Schultz, a mother of two, leads police to focus on a small circle of suspects. Laurie’s refusal to take a polygraph test turns out to be a critical…
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34 min
Indecent Exposure
After being unceremoniously fired from the police department, Laurie fights to get her job back. But tackling the sexism embedded within the department has far-reaching consequence…
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31 min
Do You See Anyone Wearing Lipstick?
Laurie proudly graduates from the police academy and becomes one of Milwaukee’s first female officers. But her career as a cop is short-lived. While navigating what she believes to…
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31 min
String of Women
Convicted of the murder of her husband’s ex-wife, Laurie Bembenek escaped Wisconsin’s only womens’ prison in 1990. A nationwide manhunt ensued, but the truth about whether Laurie w…
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Introducing Run, Bambi, Run
It’s 1979 and a 21-year-old named Laurie Bembenek has signed up for the Milwaukee police academy, joining the first wave of female patrol officers in America. She’s able to quickly…