Laurie Bembenek on Primetime (April 16th, 1992)

[@CrissyRed]

Being around when this story originated, I always believed Bambi was set up.

[@sammygaudino8906]

She definitely was set up.

[@puppyluv24meau]

I think so too. I have to wonder if the husband/ex husband was ever questioned about it. I'm thinking he had something to do with it.

[@thenightporter]

He testified in the trial.​@@puppyluv24meau

[@Goodiesfanful]

Even cops aren’t safe from being railroaded.

[@Goodiesfanful]

@@sammygaudino8906Bambi would be pleased to know that at least she was exonerated by the court of public opinion.

[@Lez_awake]

First, she was innocent. Second, I really wish murder cases weren’t called “ glamorous “. I’m sure the victim’s family doesn’t feel that way

[@ritayammouni2803]

OMG that prosecutor needs to be investigated, he couldn’t even answer the question “why was Schultz exonerated”

[@iononcantomascrivo]

I was a kid when she went on the run from the law. Fourth grade, I think. I remember it was all over the news and, even as a 10-year-old, something smelled fishy about everything. Just listening to everything, the interviews, the evidence or lack thereof, it just screamed that she was set up, to shut her up and totally squash her discrimination suit against the Milwaukee PD. My uncle is a retired detective and I had him watch the TV movie starring Tatum O'Neal with me. He pointed out all of the glaring errors in protocol during the investigation that suggested they were just trying to do an open and shut case and make Laurie their sacrificial lamb

[@equalityforall4175]

We never got real JUSTICE for CHRISTINE 💔😢

[@erinchillmusic8930]

That prosecutor rubs me the wrong way. He is off.

[@KariJohnson-dq8iy]

The little weasel is in on it.

[@iononcantomascrivo]

Me too. It just screams that someone paid him off.

[@CV-zk6fq]

She was incredibly beautiful R.I.P

[@hippyable]

Poor Bambi! God rest her soul!

[@equalityforall4175]

My Girl is a Leo and Polish just like me. Always believed she was innocent.

[@CV-zk6fq]

That’s why she was stunning Polish blood

[@type.silver]

god rest her soul a leo would never hurt someone

[@melissahouse3488]

I thought she was French ancestry. Her name! Of course many of us are mixed now.

[@mariskarademakers3236]

Very sad story ! Hope Laurie is reunited now with her father in heaven ! R.I.P.

[@justkate158]

none of her DNA was found at the crime scene

[@CelticVictory]

And the DNA found was male.

[@agreen9833]

I never believed she did it “nothing was found

[@iononcantomascrivo]

Agreed. I watched an entire documentary on this I want to say it was 60 minutes or A& E years ago and there were so many glaring lapses in violations of protocol. It just screamed set up that they were trying to make her the sacrificial lamb or scapegoat. It was like they were trying to dissuade anyone else from filing grievances against the department for any kind of discrimination.

[@Raminakai]

When people say, “ Okay?!” It is never okay.

[@jazrandle4839]

My grandma was locked up with her

[@MusicandDancing4Ever]

She’s more interesting to me then Diana Downs, Betty Broderick, whom their always doing stories on.

[@ashleylynn9333]

The district attorney is Patton Oswalt 🤣

[@uoohoo99]

She may have been strange, but Fred was even more so. I worked with Fred and his son Shawn about the time that this aired at a hospital in Ft. Myers, FL. Fred gave me the creeps. I didn't know anything about the murder. But I think Fred set Laurie up.

[@iononcantomascrivo]

Interesting. It always seemed to me like he set up his second wife for the murder of his e first wife that he committeid to get out from under making house, child support and alimony payments to the ex that he cheated on.

[@bernadetteskivington6159]

She was set up and she wouldn't play ball with the cruption within the police dept

[@nicholasshade]

👮

[@CelticVictory]

It wasn't just that she wouldn't play ball. She openly tried to expose officer misconduct.

[@daviddowns7552]

she was set up. the cops fired her. she is dead now. nice looking gal.rip bambi.i think she was framed on this.

[@julienickell]

Prosecutor Donohoo was not very smart. He was in over his head and did not want to admit it. He needed to be sued out of existence. Bambi's life was ruined and cut short.

[@jamesreagle245]

#1 suspect given immunity - who would guess and what did he need immunity from - the truth!!

[@karamacmillan4757]

Investigate Assistant DA, Robert Donohoo.

[@gz9520]

If she did it or not I don’t know. At that time the Milwaukee police department was one of the most if not the most corrupt police departments in the nation. Harold briar was still the police chief. He was a very bigoted man and had no problem with his officers planting evidence and just plain harassing people. Her husband was part of the police force, and the good old boys society that surrounded them at the time. P If you want to see examples of what kind of crap was going on with the Milwaukee police at that time just look up a few of these cases. Daniel champerland. (Sorry the spelling may be off) they beat the ever living crap out of this poor guy for public urination. Ernest Lacey. They killed this one. Mainly for the Crime of being black. Wendy O Williams they arrested her for indecency outside the Palms night club and proceeded to sexually assault her. Now this was a few years later, but look up how they debacle the whole case when they had found Jeffrey Dahmer on the street with one of his victims. The boy was naked and heavily drugged and they gave them back to Jeffrey who killed him later that night. These are just some examples of when they got caught. To think of what they got away with is real scary. This whole thing was probably one of the things they got away with. It is better now, but not much.

[@ritalegere4522]

This prosecutors a real dink.🤮

[@nicholasshade]

I love your word.❤ I love the word DINK.🌻💛

[@nicholasshade]

I love your word.❤ I love the word DINK.🌻💛

[@ijesseyou]

Her husband Fred did it. He's a giant jerk.

[@Milbillie]

my friends dad helped her escape

[@aproxamillionwasps474]

Sure Jan

[@nicholasshade]

Someone just replied to my comments on the movie about Bambi.🌻💛

[@Chico-the-man]

she served me coffee in Thunderbay

[@lolahernandez6871]

In Canada?

[@nicholasshade]

😄

[@bjfontana5760]

@Lola Hernandez yes Thunder Bay is in northern Ontario.

[@iononcantomascrivo]

Wow. From your interaction, was she nice

[@maxmillanmaxmillan]

It’s not too late to investigate this again and give Bembenick back her good name.

[@deborahroelandts5986]

She deserves to have a pardon posthumously.

[@tinaholman956]

I don't think Judy Zess is trustworthy at all!

[@Lez_awake]

She later recanted her statement, she should have been prosecuted!

[@CelticVictory]

I think she was in on it.

[@TheAmericanPlayer1997]

I wish you had dateline NBC about this subject

[@CelticVictory]

There's certainly enough material for it.

[@CelticVictory]

So Christine never got real justice. Bembenek took the fall set up by her new husband while the real killer got away with it. And her husband went on to have a new life in Florida after organizing the murder of his wife.

[@thetruesource823]

How the fuck that prosecutor wasnt arrested - DIRECTLY treating something like nothing and NOTHING like somthing

[@equalityforall4175]

Lori I always Believed You and Love you. Judy Zest is the worse friend she was always jealous of your BEAUTY 😇💞 Heaven got an Angel.

[@iononcantomascrivo]

Agreed. It was later brought to light that Judy gave a false testimony because she had struck a deal with the da to get her drug dealer boyfriend a lighter sentence.

[@jamesreagle245]

Run Bambi Run - run away from injustice

[@rachelpiazza6423]

RUN BAMBI RUN..

[@terrybenfell5639]

She Did Not Do It.... I Know She Didn't Do It... She Was My Wife To Be And Finally DNA Testing Proved it When We Went To The Dr Phil Show, He Paid For It..... I Miss Her

[@equalityforall4175]

INNOCENT INNOCENT ❗❗❗❗😇

[@maxmillanmaxmillan]

In today’s time it’s not difficult to believe her. The majority of US police are corrupt or sheeps. I feel for the minority of police who try to do the right thing.

[@meredithrogers1262]

Judy, Judy, Judy, what a dou$@e!

[@coreyzipperer9352]

Sounds like a typical depicting of victims whi Club member involvement. This is what they do to their own when they feel threatened. The only reason they didn't kill her is cuz she was too high profile and they could do their dirty games because everybody around her conspired probably. But then they found a need to kill her in a way after it became high profile. If Steven Avery or someone like that ever broke out it would be the same story. Unfortunately we don't have to worry about that do we.?

[@nicholasshade]

I love Diane Sawyer.🌻💛

[@CV-zk6fq]

She is absolutely the most unlikable 🐄 ever I loathe her

[@bettymcneal3826]

She is guilty, she has been involved in a lot of mess in Milwaukee Wisconsin. I don't believe she was set up. She and another officer that patrolled my neighborhood, they ignored my complaint when I and my four boys were attacked, they set in one place all day. This gang she knew bused in my back door and hurt my boys. While she and her partner, which was a female, did nothing. These people kidnapped my sons and replace them with some boys that favor them, I stay confused for years and couldn't remember the attack. "It was so so awful" when I stopped taking the drug they put me on and started studying and reading online, I began to heal myself, I recall this lady. And the members of her gang. She is guilty. I also did time with her, she had a lot of good people fooled. I wish I could have remembered before now. My sons were my life! That blouse she wore to court she took from me, I have a history of shoplifting and that blouse was at my house.

[@sherryhannah498]

Betty McNeal you are a liar

[@CV-zk6fq]

Sure