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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.
Marvin Bynum, adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, was named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s list of Notable Leaders in Law.
Bynum, shareholder and real estate attorney with Milwaukee-based Godfrey & Kahn, teaches a course on real estate transactions at Marquette. He has experience with a range of property types, from sports facilities to manufacturing plants and office spaces, and works to help clients navigate transactions including development, financing, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions and low-income housing tax credit-financed projects.
Notable Leaders in Law is part of BizTimes Milwaukee’s Notable series, which recognizes leaders in the southeastern Wisconsin business community.
Six alumni were also named to the list:
- Jim Brzezinski, managing partner and CEO of Tabak Law
- Adam R. Finkel, partner at Husch Blackwell
- Jeremy Guth, shareholder and attorney at O’Leary-Guth Law Office S.C.
- Keith Kopplin, shareholder at the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins
- Isioma Nwabuzor, associate general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Modine Manufacturing Co.
- Joe Pickart, partner at Husch Blackwell
Milwaukee Wave coach Marcio Leite 2025-26 team’s evolution in MASL
See first-year Milwaukee Wave head coach Marcio Leite discuss the roles of younger players and veterans as the 2025-26 MASL season begins.
The Milwaukee Wave had been in the awkward position of trying to sell tickets to the MASL championship series without knowing when it would actually host a game.
The questions were answered late April 19, when the San Diego Sockers beat the St. Louis Ambush in the other semifinal in overtime. Their series didn’t even start until four days after the Wave eliminated the Baltimore Blast with victories in a regulation Game 2 and knockout Game 3 at the UWM Panther Arena.
Now the finals are set for two of the most decorated teams in arena soccer.
The Wave will host Game 1 at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 and then the series will finish at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, with Game 2 at 9:30 p.m. April 24 and a potential Game 3 at 9 p.m. April 27.
Three versions of the Sockers have totaled 16 championships in various indoor league with the latest iteration founded in 2009 owning six of those. The Wave has seven.
First-year Wave head coach Marcio Leite has won titles with both franchises.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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