The US dentist told investigators he heard the shot while he was in the bathroom and believed the shotgun accidentally went off. But federal prosecutors allege that he killed his wife for insurance money and to be with his girlfriend.
In late September 2016, the couple traveled from their Phoenix home to the southern African nation of Zambia, where Bianca Rudolph was determined to add a leopard to her collection of animal trophies. They carried two guns for the hunt: a Remington .375 rifle and a Browning 12-gauge shotgun.After killing other animals during the two-week trip -- but not a leopard -- Bianca Rudolph never made it home.
Investigators for the insurers reached a similar conclusion and paid on the policies."Zambian authorities and five insurers determined that Bianca Rudolph died accidentally. Witnesses told the FBI that Dr. Rudolph did nothing to interfere in the investigation. No physical evidence supports the government's murder theory," Markus wrote in the January motion. The suspect wanted to be with his girlfriend, prosecutors allegeBut federal investigators say there's more to the story.
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