The Murder of Bianca Rudolph: Kafue National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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In October 2016, Bianca Rudolph was killed while on a hunting trip with her husband Larry in Kafue National Park. Initially reported as an accidental firearm discharge, her death raised suspicions amongst family and friends who believed her husband had much more to hide than met the eye. For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodes For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials: Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdark Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page! Thank you to this week’s partners! IQBAR: Text PARK to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message anddata rates may apply.Nutrafol: Get $10 off your first month’s subscription and freeshipping when you visit Nutrafol dot com and enter promo code NPADButcherBox: New listeners can get their choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/npadBlueland: Celebrate Earth Month and get up to 30% off at Blueland dot com slash NPAD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kaffui National Park in Zambia is one of Africa's oldest and largest national parks.
0:06.0	At more than twice the size of Yellowstone, it is home to over 500 species of birds that fly the skies,
0:13.0	thousands of elephants and hippos who wade through waterways, carefully avoiding Nile crocodiles that lurk beneath the surface.
0:20.0	Hyenas, cheetahs, and leopards prowl through thickets, hunting 22 species of antelope, while
0:26.2	roaming prides of lions lounge in the shade of mehambo trees.
0:30.7	It is the image that comes to mind when you think of African wildlife, at least as it's
0:35.6	shown on animal planet. But not everyone who visits comes to shoot documentaries.
0:41.6	Surrounding the park on all sides are game management areas, places where the government and local
0:47.0	outfitters can charge a premium to trophy hunters. Guides accompany wealthy hunters on multi-day journeys
0:53.5	to remote camps. They place bait, hide behind a blind,
0:57.7	and wait for their prey to appear. Each year, thousands of trophies from Zambia are exported around the
1:03.6	world, and hunting lobbyists argue that this funding goes directly back to conservation efforts.
1:09.5	But this is not a story about trophy hunting.
1:12.5	Not really.
1:13.7	This is the story of how on October 11, 2016,
1:17.3	at a trophy hunting camp at Kufuay National Park,
1:21.1	a shotgun went off,
1:22.7	and the victim was not an animal.
1:25.8	Welcome to National Park After Dark.
1:48.0	Hello everybody. Welcome back to National Park After Dark. I'm Cassie.
1:50.2	And I'm Danielle. Happy Earth Week.
1:54.0	Happy Earth Week. You already brought up Nile Crocodiles, which is exciting.
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