Ex-cop blames "Dr. Phil" show for injuries that led to amputation

AP ^ | 11-11-03

[steppenwolffe]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former police officer trying to prove her innocence in a 20-year-old murder case sued the "Dr. Phil" show, claiming false imprisonment before the taping of a show led to injuries and the amputation of her leg. The suit filed Monday in Superior Court claims Laurie Bembenek was hurt in 2002 when she tried to escape from an apartment where she was taken and kept by producers.

[GeronL]

so, did they prove her guilty with the DNA or what??

[WackyKat]

Some people just have a flair for the dramatic, don't they?

[Charles Henrickson]

She doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[Charles Henrickson]

. . . she tried to escape from an apartment where she was taken and kept by producers.

What, did it have bad wallpaper or something?

[lorrainer]

Limp, Bambi, limp....

[ntnychik]

Ironic that her slogan was "Run, Bambi, run."

[beaversmom]

I love FReeper humor.

[giznort]

The story behind the story is a very interesting murder case in which I believe Lawrencia (Bambi) was wrongfully accused while her scum sucking ex-husband went scott free. This gal has done her time and has since been released and is fighting to clear her name. Dr. Phil wanted her on his show, to which she agreed, but his staff and reporters kept her holed up in a hotel or apartment or something. She freaked (too much like being in jail) and tried to escape. The fall lead to broken bones, tissue damage, etc., resulting in the amputation of her limb.

Dr. Phil is an a$$hole and I hope she takes him to the cleaners.

[WIladyconservative]

She's been grabbing headlines for years. It was easier when she was young and pretty, but now that she's older and fat she doesn't get the attention she used to.

Her fund raising attempts are falling on deaf ears so I think she's looking to Dr. Phil for a free ride to finance her next *clear my name* attempt.

[Charles Henrickson]

She'll have to change her name to Eileen.

[CaptainK]

They showed the hotel she stayed in. We should all be "jailed" in that manor. Bambi was interviewed and is not wrapped too tight.

[Poohbah]

What exactly happened in that case?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I agree with you about Dr. Phil, but she sounds like a goofball who did this to herself.

[turbocat]

Irene if you are in Japan : )

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Bambi today

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Why isn't Dr. Phil being prosecuted for kidnapping?

[Jim Cane]

What ever happened to simply walking out the door? This chick is an idiot. I hope she gets countersued for
pile of junk tort.

[Poohbah]

Time and gravity have not been kind to her.

Did she really do the foul deed?

[Old Professer]

And lead leads to led when used properly.