American woman dies mysteriously during a hunting trip to Zambia | Forensic Files

we're going to get an early look at this week's 48 hours for you in 2016 lawrence
rudolph and his wife bianca went on a safari in zambia sounds good but just before they returned home bianca died
from a shotgun wound not good 48 hours contributor deborah powder shows us how her very mysterious death led to
allegations of infidelity fraud and murder lawrence rudolph and his wife bianca were on an exciting vacation in africa
until tragedy struck it was the end of the rudolf zambian hunting trip they were supposedly packing up and getting
ready to fly home but then bianca rudolph suffered a fatal gunshot wound lauren said he was in the bathroom heard
the shot and found his wife bleeding dead on the floor he said while bianca was packing the shotgun it must have
accidentally fired once the hunting trip was ended the weapon should have been rendered safe lawrence's description
raises questions says retired fbi special agent and cbs news consultant james galliano it boggles the mind that
two experienced hunters for this to have been an accident game scout spencer cacoma says he also has questions he
insists after the hunt the guns were emptied of ammunition and you saw bianca rudolph cleaning her gun of life i mean
you're carried after two days of investigating police in zambia closed the case finding the
shotgun accidentally fired meanwhile a friend of bianca's grew concerned when she learned lawrence had bianca's body
cremated within three days of her dying the friend then contacted the fbi the friend suggests a number of troubling
things miss rudolph was a devout catholic and it expressed to her explicitly that she would never consider
being cremated the fbi's investigation would reveal among other details that lawrence rudolph was involved in an
extramarital affair it all led to his december 2021 arrest for the murder of bianca lawrence rudolph's attorneys
indicate bianca had a will saying she wanted to be cremated they say their client is innocent writing in a
statement to 48 hours the feds brought charges without any real evidence no eyewitnesses no forensics no anything
no anything deborah potter joins us now from johannesburg deborah always good to
see you but listen it's hard to imagine a shotgun firing accidentally what else did the fbi investigation reveal
good question indeed gail well according to the fbi there were a number of other
troubling things there was nearly five million dollars in life insurance payouts also there are questions about
how bianca would have been able to shoot herself even accidentally that it might have
simply been physically impossible for a woman her size to point the gun at herself and receive the kind of wounds
that she did gail

When Lawrence and Bianca Rudolph traveled from the U.S. to Zambia on safari in 2016, no one would have imagined Bianca would never make it home — and that the journey would end years later with allegations of infidelity, fraud, and murder.

Brief Summary

Lawrence Rudolph faces murder charges after his wife Bianca's suspicious death during a safari in Zambia.

Key points

Mysterious Death of Bianca Rudolph. Bianca Rudolph died from a shotgun wound while on vacation, raising questions about the incident.
Lawrence Rudolph's Arrest. Lawrence Rudolph was arrested for the murder of his wife, Bianca, amid allegations of infidelity.

Episode highlights

Lawrence Rudolph's ArrestLawrence Rudolph was arrested for the murder of his wife, Bianca, amid allegations of infidelity.“Lawrence Rudolph's attorneys indicate Bianca had a will saying she wanted to be cremated.”2:12Apr 16, 2022

Episode quotes

It boggles the mind that two experienced hunters for this to have been an accident.

Retired FBI special agent comments on the case.

1:07WatchApr 16, 2022

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