Rudolf told Kaspar about his wish to commit suicide, and tried to convince her to engage in a suicide pact with him. She declined and tried to inform the police, but her report was ignored. According to some historians, Kaspar was Prince Rudolf's first choice to join his suicide pact. When she refused he turned to his other mistress,
Baroness Mary Vetsera. According to
Serge Schmemann: Prince Rudolf had in fact contemplated suicide for at least a half year before his death. He initially asked the first love of his life, one Mitzi Kaspar, to share his fate, but the 24-year-old woman declined. ==In popular culture==