Milwaukee, WI
Trapper Schoepp captures famous Milwaukee fugitive (in song)
It was almost a year ago that Trapper Schoepp talked to 88Nine music director Erin Wolf about the storied location that played such a big role in the recording of his new album, Siren Songs. The influence of Cash Cabin was so outsized, apparently, that Schoepp is still releasing fresh music that feels right up the Man in Black’s alley.
Today, Schoepp put out “Bambi,” a track that recounts the saga of Lawrencia Bembenek. Before we get too far along, a quick note that the song includes several details from the case, so if things like that make you squeamish or are potentially upsetting, feel free to pop over to a different area of the website.
Murder ballads are, of course, long-standing members of the music world. Johnny Cash certainly didn’t shy away from the topic, having laid down songs like “Delia’s Gone” and a cover of Lefty Frizzell’s “Long Black Veil.” Schoepp (who himself recorded a version of LBV) dug into Milwaukee history for his contribution to the genre, penning lyrics that pull from the Bembenek case, including the initial crime, subsequent trial and eventual escape from the Taycheedah Correctional Institution:
Took her jeans to the laundry
Through a window she fleed
And there he was waiting
On the other side of the trees
She said, “They all call me Bambi
But you can call me Laurie”
The song recorded at Cash Cabin in May of 2022 was produced by Patrick Sansone and John Jackson, who have worked with the likes of Wilco and The Jayhawks, respectively. Sonically, it removes the story from its Badger State setting and gives it an almost “fugitive on the open prairie” feel with fiddle and piano flourishes straight out of the saloon. Wauwatosa meets the Wild West, if you will.
You can listen to “Bambi” right here and find links to all things Trapper — including music, merch, upcoming shows and social links — on his official website.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and Milwaukee police are searching for a vulnerable, critically missing 69-year-old man.
Ike King Jr. was last seen traveling on foot Sunday, Oct. 6, around 10:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of North 41st Street, a largely residential area just west of West Fond du Lac Avenue. King has dementia. He is Black and has brown eyes and a black, curly afro. He has a missing front tooth and is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 175 pounds with a medium build.
King was last seen wearing a white flannel, a blue shirt, blue pants resembling Dickies style pants and black Nike flip-flops.
Silver Alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment. “Critical missing” is a label police apply to people who may be especially vulnerable due to a variety of factors.
Anyone with information regarding King’s whereabouts should call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)
MILWAUKEE – One person is dead and another is injured after different shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 6.
20th and Cornell
A 16-year-old was shot around 1 p.m. and went to the hospital for treatment. The teen victim succumbed to their injury.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Police are looking for anyone involved.
Birch and Sheridan
A 25-year-old was shot around 5:30 p.m. The victim went to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.
Police are still investigating and looking for anyone involved.
MPD tips
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
Clear skies tonight with patchy frost away from the lake overnight. Temperatures dropping into the 30s inland, mid-40s near the lake overnight. Becoming partly sunny on Monday, breezy with highs in the mid-60s.
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