Former Local Dentist Found Guilty In 2016 African Safari Death Of Wife

DENVER – A wealthy dentist accused of fatally shooting his wife at the end of an African safari has been found guilty of murder and mail fraud.

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Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph’s verdict came to a jury in Denver federal court Monday after a trial that lasted three weeks.

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Rudolph was charged with murder in the death of Bianca Rudolph, as well as mail fraud to collect $4.8 million in life insurance claims in what prosecutors described as a premeditated crime.

Rudolph maintained his innocence.

His lawyer suggested his 34-year-old wife shot herself while trying to hastily pack a shotgun as they prepared to return to the United States in 2016.

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