Laurie Bembenek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laurie Bembenek

former policewoman and convicted murderer

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1958

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 20-Nov-2010

Profession: autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lawrencia Ann "Bambi" Bembenek (August 15, 1958 – November 20, 2010), known as Laurie Bembenek, was an American former police officer convicted of murdering her husband's ex-wife.
Her story garnered national attention after she escaped from Taycheedah Correctional Institution and was recaptured in Canada, an episode which inspired books, movies and the slogan "Run, Bambi, Run".
Upon winning a new trial, she pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and was sentenced to time served and ten years' probation in December 1992.
Four years after, she sought to have the sentence overturned.Prior to her arrest, Bembenek was fired by the Milwaukee Police Department and had gone on to sue the department, claiming that it engaged in sexual discrimination and other illegal activities.
She worked briefly as a waitress at the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Playboy Club.
At the time of her arrest, she was working for Marquette University's Public Safety Department in downtown Milwaukee. On November 20, 2010, Bembenek died at a hospice facility in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 52.