Episode 5 of 6
Official Cover-up
- When
- 30 January 1889
- Where
- Vienna official gazette report
The Viennese official gazette reported Rudolf died from a ruptured aneurysm, while authorities spread a story that Vetsera had died en route to Venice.
The official gazette of Vienna reported on 30 January 1889 that Rudolf had died the previous day at his hunting lodge of Mayerling, near Baden, from the rupture of an aneurysm of the heart. Authorities also attempted to state that Vetsera had died on her way to Venice, her uncles propping up her body with a broomstick to cover up the double suicide as they left the lodge.
Sources
- Mayerling incident Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
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