Ranked #1
Introducing Run, Bambi, Run
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... Read more
11 Apr 2022
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3mins
Ranked #2
String of Women
String of Women
Convicted of the murder of her husband’s ex-wife, Laurie Bembenek escaped Wisconsin’s only womens’ prison in 1990. A nat... Read more
11 Apr 2022
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31mins
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Indecent Exposure
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After being unceremoniously fired from the police department, Laurie fights to get her job back. But tackling the sexism... Read more
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The shocking murder of Christine Schultz, a mother of two, leads police to focus on a small circle of suspects. Laurie’s... Read more
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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 a... Read more
2 May 2022
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Wigging Out
Wigging Out
Sentenced to life for a murder she maintains she did not commit, Laurie begins digging into the police investigation. Sh... Read more
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What Should I Do With Her Cat?
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 u... Read more
16 May 2022
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Afterlife
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Gold Filing Cabinet
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We speak to Penny Harrington, the first female police chief of a major American city, about fighting her way through the... Read more
30 May 2022
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