Killer Looks and a Tabloid Life
Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek was a quiet and thoughtful woman, who just wanted love and justice. She just happened to be gorgeous, and it took her down a tabloid kind of life. She became a media sensation as soon as she was accused of killing of her then-husband’s ex-wife in 1981.
Lauri Bembenek. Photo by Michael Stuparyk/Toronto Star/Getty Images
The limelight followed her right up until in 2010, when she died at age 52. Despite having been convicted and sentenced to life in prison, a lot of people doubted her guilt. When she escaped eight years into her sentence, the public was cheering her on: “Run, Bambi, Run!”