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Thanks for the updated links @JerseyGirl. I've been meaning to post the 200+ federal docket entries but the file proved too large for WS. Most important now is to include that the 2nd defendant here (Lori Milleron) was not successful in getting her case severed from Lawrence Rudolph, the husband.Denver jury seated in trial of dentist accused of killing wife on safari in Zambia
After what one attorney described as a "long two days" of jury selection, 12 jurors and two alternate were seated Tuesday in the murder trial of a dentist accused of
Wow -- the 3.5 min news video at the link is a good summary of the case and the evidence against the doctor husband.Paradise Valley man on trial for wife’s 2016 safari death in Zambia
The trial is in Colorado because several insurers tied to the payout were based here.www.azfamily.com
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Case title: USA v. Rudolph et al
| Date Filed: 01/05/2022 |
| Assigned to: Judge William J. Martinez |
| Defendant (1) |
| Lawrence Rudolph |
| 18 U.S.C. §§ 1119 and 1111 - Foreign Murder (1) | ||
| 18 U.S.C. §§ 1119 and 1111 (Foreign Murder) (1s) | ||
| 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (mail fraud) and § 2 aiding and abetting and willfully causing (2) | ||
| 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (mail fraud) and § 2 (aiding and abetting and willfully causing) (2s) |
| Defendant (2) |
| Lori Milliron |
| 18 U.S.C. § 3 (Accessory after the Fact) (3) | ||
| 18 U.S.C. § 1503(a) (obstruction of grand jury proceeding) (4) | ||
| 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a) (perjury before grand jury) (5-9) |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2022 | 213 | ORDER: This matter is before the Court on the Government's oral motion for authorization to communicate with members of the jury in this case. Pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 24.1 the Motion is GRANTED. Such communications with the jury are authorized under the following restrictions, which will be strictly enforced 1) only counsel may speak with the jurors; (2) the communication may only take place after the conclusion of the trial; (3) the communication may ONLY occur within this courtroom; (4) and ONLY with those jurors who voluntarily choose to return into the courtroom to speak with the lawyers after I meet with them; and (5) there will be NO communication with a juror after that juror has left this courtroom. The intent of this Order is to provide counsel with the opportunity to discuss with jurors what transpired in the jury's presence in the courtroom, and to receive input from them which may assist counsel in improving their trial skills in future cases. Accordingly, counsel's communications with the jurors will be restricted to these topics. This Order is NOT intended to give counsel the opportunity to make inquiry into the jurys deliberations or to examine with them the validity or consistency of their verdict. Accordingly, counsel are prohibited from discussing with jurors: (a) facts or information which were not received into evidence; (b) the content of the jury's deliberations; or (c) the reasons the jury returned the verdict that it did. Any attorney violating any of these restrictions is subject to being held in contempt of Court. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 7/11/2022\. Text Only Entry (wjmsec, ) (Entered: 07/11/2022) |
| 07/11/2022 | 214 | WITNESS LIST (Second Amended) by USA as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron (Attachments: # 1 Amended Witness List)(Fields, Bryan) (Entered: 07/11/2022) |
| 07/11/2022 | 216 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 1 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/11/2022. Denying Defendants' 207 Motion for Order for Sufficient Time to Present Cases. Jury selection. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/13/2022) |
| 07/12/2022 | 215 | ORDER CONCERNING OUT-OF-COURT STATEMENTS as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron. By Judge William J. Martinez on 07/12/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C) (athom, ) (Entered: 07/12/2022) |
| 07/12/2022 | 217 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 2 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/12/2022. Jury selection. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/13/2022) |
| 07/12/2022 | 218 | Random List - Unredacted - RESTRICTED DOCUMENT - Level 4. (hguer) (Entered: 07/13/2022) |
| 07/13/2022 | 219 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 3 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/13/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/14/2022) |
| 07/14/2022 | 220 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 4 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/14/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. Interpreter: Towela Abreu. (hguer) (Entered: 07/15/2022) |
| 07/15/2022 | 224 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 5 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/15/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/18/2022) |
| 07/17/2022 | 221 | MOTION For Mistrial by Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Expert Report)(Markus, David) (Entered: 07/17/2022) |
| 07/17/2022 | 222 | RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron re 221 MOTION For Mistrial (Attachments: # 1 Report of Defense Expert Lucien Haag)(Fields, Bryan) (Entered: 07/17/2022) |
| 07/18/2022 | 223 | ORDER as to Lawrence Rudolph (1) and Lori Milliron (2): This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Joint Motion for Mistrial 221 . The Defendants are DIRECTED to file a Reply in support of their Joint Motion on or before 8:30 a.m., July 19, 2022. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 7/18/2022. Text Only Entry (wjmsec, ) (Entered: 07/18/2022) |
| 07/18/2022 | 225 | REPLY TO RESPONSE to Motion by Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron re 221 MOTION For Mistrial (Markus, David) (Entered: 07/18/2022) |
| 07/18/2022 | 226 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 6 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/18/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Main Document 226 replaced on 7/19/2022) (hguer, ). (Entered: 07/19/2022) |
| 07/19/2022 | 229 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 7 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez held on 7/19/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/21/2022) |
| 07/20/2022 | 227 | ORDER Denying 221 Defendants' Motion for Mistrial by Judge William J. Martinez on 7/20/2022 as to Lawrence Rudolph (1), Lori Milliron (2). (trvo, ) (Entered: 07/20/2022) |
| 07/20/2022 | 228 | NOTICE of Forfeiture Hearing by USA as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron (Bohn, Kurt) (Entered: 07/20/2022) |
| 07/20/2022 | 230 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 8 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/20/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/21/2022) |
| 07/21/2022 | 233 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 9 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/21/2022. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/25/2022) |
| 07/23/2022 | 231 | MOTION to Exclude Hearsay Statements re Cassandra Olmstead by Lawrence Rudolph as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron. (Markus, David) (Entered: 07/23/2022) |
| 07/24/2022 | 232 | RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Lawrence Rudolph re 231 MOTION to Exclude Hearsay Statements re Cassandra Olmstead (Fields, Bryan) (Entered: 07/24/2022) |
| 07/25/2022 | 234 | MINUTE ENTRY for Jury Trial Day 10 as to Lawrence Rudolph, Lori Milliron held before Judge William J. Martinez on 7/25/2022. Denying Defendants' 231 Motion to Exclude Hearsay Statements. Evidence entered. Trial continued. Court Reporter: Mary George. (hguer) (Entered: 07/26/2022) |
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Thank you for this great synopsis of the article.Defense rests in dentist's safari murder trial
At the end of an exhausting day and a half of questioning in his murder trial, Larry Rudolph read the jury the tender eulogy he wrote for the wife he’s
7/28/22
At the end of an exhausting day and a half of questioning in his murder trial, Larry Rudolph read the jury the tender eulogy he wrote for the wife he’s accused of killing.
As Rudolph fought back tears, Bianca Rudolph’s brother and cousin abruptly stood up and left the courtroom.
Undaunted, or perhaps unaware of their departure, Rudolph choked out the words. Then, he made one final statement to the eight-woman, six-man jury: “I absolutely did not murder my wife. I am innocent. I never did anything. I’m completely innocent of this crime.”
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Federal prosecutor Bryan Fields grilled the 67-year-old game hunter about how the bullet was fired and what happened to the gun once he brought it to the U.S. There are varying stories about exactly who unloaded ammunition from the shotgun the night before the Rudolphs were to leave Zambia, but somehow one shell was left in the chamber.
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The seasoned hunter testified that he wanted to leave the shotgun behind after the death, but since his Zambian guide didn’t have a proper permit, Rudolph was forced to tote it across the ocean to Arizona, where he stored it in his second home.
Despite a request from the FBI to help them understand how to prevent an accident like this from happening again, he did not offer to turn over the gun that killed his wife. Instead, he separated it into two pieces, put it in a cardboard box, and hired a special garbage company to take it away. He paid $100 cash for the service.
“I wanted it out of my sight,” he told the jury.
“Putting it in the dump kind of looks like you’re hiding evidence,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Fields.
“No, sir,” answered Rudolph.
Fields had plenty of questions for Rudolph about his behavior after his wife’s death. He texted his lover, who ran his dental office, about the accident but didn’t tell his children for days. When the U.S. Embassy took pictures of Bianca Rudolph’s body at the mortuary, Larry Rudolph exploded with anger. He called to inquire about insurance payouts first thing in the morning on Oct. 19, just a day after he returned to the States.
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Bianca Rudolph’s funeral was understated and simple at a cost of only $1,890 though the couple was worth around $15 million at the time of her death.
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There was more fodder for the jury from a well-prepared government team. With some of the $4.8 million insurance payout, the Pittsburgh dentist admitted that he bought a $280,000 Aston Martin and a second car, worth $130,000. He used part of the insurance money to finance a $3.5 million home in Phoenix’ posh “Paradise Reserve,” where he and his girlfriend, Lori Milliron, would live together.
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Randolph admitted on the stand that he lied under oath during depositions in his own defamation lawsuit against Safari Club International, a hunting group of which he was president for two years. Rudolph was upset that SCI members had called him an adulterer.
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But on redirect the defense scored points summoning Bianca Rudolph’s words from her grave when it produced deposition transcripts. Two months before she died, she testified in the SCI lawsuit that the couple was happily married. Since 2000, they had an agreement that though their marriage would be sexless, they would remain friends and see other people in a don’t-ask-don’t-tell arrangement. She said that the word “affair” is a "vague term that means many different things to many different people.”
