Mini Fix #33 Preview: The Mayerling Incident

About this episode

This episode previews the Mayerling Incident, where Crown Prince Rudolf murdered his mistress and then took his own life, amidst a cover-up of the details.

Listen to this full mini fix episode on Patreon! In the early morning hours of January 30, 1889 Crown Prince Rudolf, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, murdered his 17 year old mistress and then took his own life at his hunting lodge in Mayerling, Austria. The details of this apparent murder suicide were pretty straightforward. But, in the confusion that followed, much was done to cover up the details of what actually happened. Evidence was covered up, misinformation was spread, a...

People in this episode

Host: Shea LaFountaine

Topics covered

• murder
• suicide
• Austro-Hungarian history
• cover-up
• true crime

Keywords

• Mayerling Incident
• Crown Prince Rudolf
• murder
• suicide
• Austro-Hungarian throne
• historical events
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mayerling, Austria

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