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Wealthy dentist to testify in trial over wife’s safari death

By Associated Press

Federal prosecutor: Dentist confessed to wife's safari death Defense attorneys for Pittsburgh dentist Lawrence "Larry" Rudolph head into federal courthouse with the dentist's children for the afternoon session of the trial, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski/AP)

By Associated Press

DENVER — A wealthy dentist accused of killing his wife on a remote African safari in 2016 and later collecting nearly $5 million in insurance money was expected to testify in his defense Wednesday afternoon during his murder trial.

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Federal prosecutors allege Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph confessed during a fight with his longtime lover at a restaurant after learning that the FBI was investigating his wife Bianca Rudolph’s shooting death.

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His lawyer has argued Rudolph was worth more than $15 million when his wife died and had no financial motive to kill her.

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