Wealthy US dentist who killed wife for insurance money sentenced to life in prison

Lawrence ‘Larry’ Rudolph also ordered to make restitution on the money he got from the life insurance policies by paying $15m

A wealthy dentist from Pennsylvania who was convicted of killing his wife while they were on a hunting trip in southern Africa has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison and to pay about $15m in financial penalties.

Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, 68, fatally shot his wife Bianca Rudolph with a shotgun while the couple were on a safari in Zambia in October 2016. He also collected almost $5m from numerous life insurance policies for his wife to help set up a future with his longtime girlfriend – his ex-employee – before a federal jury last year convicted him of murdering a US national in foreign country as well as mail fraud.

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