Pittsburgh-Area Safari Murder Mistress Gets Prison Sentence

PITTSBURGH, PA — The girlfriend of a prominent Pittsburgh dentist convicted of killing his wife during an African safari in 2016 was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

A federal grand jury last year found Lori Milliron guilty of being an accessory after the fact to murder and obstruction of justice in connection to the shooting death of Bianca Rudolph. Milliron managed former Greensburg dentist Lawrence Rudolph's Three Rivers Dental practice.

Bianca Rudolph died as she and her husband prepared to leave their hunting camp in Zambia. She was shot in the chest with a shotgun.

Lawrence Rudolph last year was convicted of killing his wife so he could collect almost nearly $5 million from various life insurance policies. He has yet to be sentenced.

Police in Zambia, where the death occurred, initially ruled the death an accident. But the insurance companies involved began investigating the shooting, as did the FBI at the request of one of Bianca Rudolph's friends.

The U.S. Attorney's Office alleged in an 11-page indictment that Milliron, who began living with Rudolph shortly after Bianca's death, provided false and misleading testimony regarding substantial payments to her.

For example, Milliron had no explanation for investigators as to why Rudolph paid her $75,450 in cash in 2016 and $33,350 in 2017 other to say the dentist was "generous."

She also said she didn't recall making cash deposits of $20,000 in 2014 and $60,000 in 2015 into her PNC bank account.Asked why Rudolph was so generous to her, Milliron said, "I don't know."

Asked if before the safari if she had ever given Rudolph an ultimatum to leave his wife, Milliron responded, "I don't believe so." She said she couldn't remember whether she ever threatened to break off their affair.