Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)

The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife. After being dismissed from the Milwaukee police, Laurie Bembenek is swept off her feet by divorced Fred Schultz and they decide to marry. The pair face mounting financial problems, but when Fred's ex-wife is killed with a bullet from his off-duty pistol, it is Laurie who is arrested for the brutal crime.

Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

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as Lawrencia Bembenek

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

as Fred Schultz

as Virginia Bembenek

as Joe Bembenek

as Don Eisenberg

Catherine Disher

Catherine Disher

as persecuting attorney

as Nick Gugliatto

Barbara Eve Harris

Barbara Eve Harris

as Zena Jackson

as Sean Schultz

as Shannon Schultz

as Christine Schultz

as Detective Fell

as Judge Skwieraski

Nancy Anne Sakovich

Nancy Anne Sakovich

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