Popular dentist convicted killing wife on African safari for money

A wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife on an African safari was described by those who knew him as a “evil” jacill and hide, who were very greedy to let his money or mistress go.

“The cutting room floor was so high that we could not only include because of the runtime,” director Dani Slone told Fox News Digital. “I think the biggest thing for me was that fear was real. It was not kept for cameras.

“All these people were [there] While it was happening, he was afraid of it. Whether he was physically afraid of him, was afraid of working emotionally, there was no shortage of people for whom it was very deep hatred. ,

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Slowen is a new ABC news studio executive manufacturer True Crime Discussuries, “Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari.” It examines the rise and collapse of Larry Rudolf, who was accused of killing his wife of 34 years, who was to live a grand lifestyle with his dental hygiene-loron Miliron to collect millions of dollars in life insurance.

Especially with loved ones, new sit-downs, former business partners, FBI agents are close to the case and former US ambassadors in Zambia. It also includes interviews with Rudolf and Miliron from the federal prison.

“You see all these people from all these areas of life, from insurance agents to former business partners who work for those who work for them … [and] Members of the Safari Club, “Sloan explained, they” line “to share their accounts.

“The biggest thing for me, as we were making it [film] Was, all these were different areas of his life, and all these people united are these feelings towards Larry and Lori. … These emotions were prevalent and terrorized after all these years. ,

The prosecutors said in 2016, Rudolf, who was the owner of the Dental Franchise in Pittsburgh, shot his wife, Bianka Rudolf heartily with a shotgun in Zambia. The pair was hunting the game during their journey. The prosecutors claimed that Rudolf appeared that the 56 -year -old had mistakenly shot himself while packing.

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Documentaries revealed that these were Pulse of Bianka who reached the FBI, urged to conduct an inquiry.

“You hear that the FBI agents have said it themselves that, often, when someone dies suspiciously, it is not uncommon to receive a call for an inquiry,” Slon said. ,[But] The uniqueness that was gaining from these calls was actually putting a case on the FBI radar. I think this was the first step, even a file being opened by the Catalyst, FBI.

“The case was ruled by an accident in Zambia,” Slon said. “This was a case closed. Therefore, friends were important in receiving it on the FBI radar. … They were the engine.”

After Bianka’s death, Rudolf, now 70, and Miliron started building houses together, paid $ 3.5 million cash for a property in Erizona, Peepal magazine Informed Lovers climbed the Glitzi Gateway.

But in December 2021, after a five -year investigation of Bianka’s death, federal officials arrested Rudolf, while he was traveling to Mexico with Miliron for holidays. Investigators came to know that Rudolf had collected $ 4.9 million in life insurance policies taken on his wife.

Rudolf’s dark past also came out quickly.

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In the mid -2000s, the partners of Rudolf in dentistry accused them of embezzling money with their practice, Bin peni lota Informed According to the outlet, a partner of Rudolf gave him an ultimatum – walking away or they would suppress the allegations. While Rudolf denied the allegations, he exit and started another successful dental exercise located directly across the road.

During one of his huntings in Zambia, Rudolf claimed that he was attacked by a crocodile, resulting in disability insurance payment $ 30,000. Those who spoke in the documentary admitted that they had their principles about the incident.

“In the context of the case, I think it’s all exit,” Sloen said. “It hinges on whether you think it was a murder or an accident and it was all a misunderstanding, as Raksha has alleged. [it] It echoes with a lot of people and many people understand, especially when they look at Larry’s past. [To them]This is money.

,[Larry] Was there any person who was interviewed by the FBI and us, who knew him … [claimed] Money was always the thing that meant the most to him, “She shared.” This idea of losing any amount of its net value for divorce was unacceptable for him. … I think the central money for the case is a huge motivator. ,

In a statement, the Department of Justice said that when Rudolf returned to the United States after the death of Bianka, they filed claims of fraud to receive $ 5 million on nine separate life insurance policies issued by seven different companies.

“A big thing after Bianka’s death was that … no one was allowed to mention it,” Slone said. “Larry had people working for him in Pittsburgh, while he was living with Lori in Arizona. Dentists starting after Bianka’s death … beginning to question around it. Was it really an accident? Larry and Lori were acting suspected and paranoid, according to him.

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He said, “There are a lot of stories about monitoring that Larry and Lori have installed in the office,” he said. “It came to his attention over time that Larry and Lori they were listening to everything they were saying, even though they were thousands of miles away. All these dental assistants started feeling strange and insecure.

“I think there was a growing ecstasy that was starting to present himself after Bianka’s death. Is it because they had done something wrong and covering it because they knew that they were subject to investigation and it was making them crazy, it is difficult to say. But it was difficult to say. But it was a very intense change in Larry and Lori.”

In 2023, Rudolf was sentenced to life in jail. They were also ordered to pay significant punishment to cheat insurance companies.

The same year, 67 -year -old Miliron was sentenced to 17 years in jail for his role as an assistant in Bianka’s murder. Both maintain their innocence and are appealing to their beliefs.

“His sides formed a lot of aligning with each other for the story, which I think it was important to understand whether there were any discrepancies,” Slon said. “And there were no one who was exposed. … They had an answer to every question. They were very open, and they stuck in their side of the story. And it was consistent throughout the process.

“I think there is still love there,” Slon said. “But I think they are both [more focused on] Proceeding through the appeal process. In the context of the future, what they mean for each other today, I think they were tight on it. ,

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Slone said that new questions arise about new questions about the circumstances involved in the documentary.

“You may feel that they were wrongly accused and not in jail,” Slon said. ,[Some might argue that] They wanted to create a successful practice together, and you cannot help with whom you fall in love with.

“I think people see that the most popular way is that both of them were united in the desire to make money at any cost and they were not going to do anything to achieve power and lifestyle that they both wanted eventually. Finally, they went with it.”

“Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari” is now streaming on Hulu. The Associated Press contributed to this report.