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48 hours is investigating the mysterious death of an american woman in africa bianca rudolph suffered a deadly gunshot
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wound while she was visiting zambia with her husband lawrence the case center is
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on the crucial question did bianca accidentally shoot herself that's what zambian police say but as 48 hours
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contributor debra patter reports american investigators believe lawrence rudolph murdered his wife
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in 2016 lawrence rudolph and his wife bianca were preparing to return home from a hunting trip in zambia lawrence
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says he was in the cabin's bathroom when he heard a gunshot and his wife scream finding her dead shot in the chest he
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would tell authorities bianca must have shot herself while packing up their gun in its case gun safety rules and
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regulations stipulate once the hunting trip was ended the weapon should have been rendered safe james galliano a
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retired fbi special agent and cbs news consultant has questions over why the gun would have even been
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loaded to think that they would have left the weapon off safe loaded and then a finger could have gotten in
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the trigger it just does not make sense it is especially puzzling says galliano because of the rudolph's background
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lawrence rudolph and his wife bianca were avid hunters these were not rookies and they understand gun safety rules and
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precautions lawrence rudolph for his point has maintained innocence throughout this
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investigation you can watch deborah's full report tonight at 8 eastern 7 central on the cbs news streaming
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