Run, Bambi, Run
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Women in Policing
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 r...
Gold Filing Cabinet
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Afterlife
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 rec...
What Should I Do With Her Cat?
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 authorit...
Wigging Out
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 handso...
Killers Don’t Play Flute
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 choic...
Ramsey Avenue
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Indecent Exposure
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After being unceremoniously fired from the police department, Laurie fights to get her job back. But tackling the sexism embedded within the departmen...
Do You See Anyone Wearing Lipstick?
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
String of Women
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Convicted of the murder of her husband’s ex-wife, Laurie Bembenek escaped Wisconsin’s only womens’ prison in 1990. A nationwide manhunt ensued, ...
Introducing Run, Bambi, Run
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...