Apollonia (criminal case)
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On board the sailing yacht Apollonia in 1981 there was a double homicide with another seriously injured victim. The perpetrator was later caught and sentenced. The case gained media attention.
Events
The Apollonia is a 17.31 meter long Yawl (two-master) built in 1968 , designed by Bill Tripp Jr. and built by Johann de Dood & Sohn in Bremen . Her sister ship is the Hamburg VII of the Hamburger Verein Seefahrt (HVS) . The boat previously bore the name Wappen von Bremen and was bought from the sailing companionship of the same name, "The Wappen von Bremen" . The new 35-year-old owner intended to transfer her to the Caribbean with his girlfriend and other sailors and then charter them. The crew left the ship in Gran Canaria . In order to carry out the project anyway, the owner took a fellow sailor and his girlfriend as well as two young men on board as paying guests.
In the course of the Atlantic crossing , there were difficulties among the travelers. The co-sailor shot the owner and his girlfriend in the early evening of December 13, 1981. He seriously injured one of the other two fellow travelers. The bodies of those killed were left in the Caribbean Sea .
The sailing yacht entered Barbados shortly before Christmas . The local authorities were told untruths and the perpetrator's plan initially worked. However, after he tried to cheat the bereaved of the murder victim for money, investigations into the course of events began in Bremen . The perpetrator was finally convicted by testimony of his girlfriend and the injured fellow traveler. In 1982 he was sentenced to twice life imprisonment plus 15 years. His girlfriend was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for accessory to murder. The convicted person served his sentence in the Fuhlsbüttel correctional facility in Hamburg. While in custody he managed to escape, but the police picked him up again in the Ruhr area . In April 1999, he was released after 17 years in prison.
The Apollonia was initially used in the Caribbean until it sank eight years later in Hurricane Hugo . An American enthusiast restored the ship for ten years and then sailed her in the Caribbean. In 2015 the ship was in St. David's Harbor, Grenada and should be sold. During the hurricane Irma the yacht was damaged and then repaired to the Antigua Classic Regatta 2018th
crew
| The crew of the Apollonia on their last voyage | |||||
| task | First name | Surname | Age | Whereabouts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain and owner | Herbert | K. | 36 | lost | |
| Friend of the captain | Gabriele | H. | 25th | lost | |
| navigator | Paul | T. | 42 | survived and sentenced to twice life plus 15 years | |
| Girlfriend of the navigator | Dorothea | P. | 37 | survived | |
| Paying guest | Dieter | G. | 29 | survived | |
| Paying guest | Michael | W. | 26th | survived injured | |
Media reception
The ARD prepared the incident in its series The big criminal cases in episode 4 of season 4 under the title Murder in the Caribbean - The Death Voyage of "Apollonia" on film. It was first broadcast on March 8, 2004.
In the Deezer podcast Das Böse , the case is retold in a five-part series in short episodes of approx. 8 to 10 minutes each.
Lawsuit against the mirror
After his release, the perpetrator filed a lawsuit against Spiegel magazine because his full name was mentioned in the news magazine and archived issues of the magazine have been accessible on the Internet since 1999. In 2011, the Hamburg Higher Regional Court ruled that the name had to be removed, the naming was stigmatizing and violated his personal rights . The Federal Court of Justice overturned this decision in 2012. The man lodged a constitutional complaint . With a decision of November 6, 2019 (1 BvR 16/13 - Right to be forgotten I), the Federal Constitutional Court overturned the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice of November 13, 2012 - VI ZR 330/11 - and referred the matter back to the Federal Court of Justice, as the Judge the complainant's fundamental right under Article 2 Paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 1 Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law.
literature
- Klaus Hympendahl : Log of Fear . Delius Klasing, 2001, ISBN 3768815269 .
Web links
- Gerhard Mauz : "I panicked" . In: Der Spiegel 47/1982 of November 22, 1982, pp. 115, 118, 120, 122 ( PDF , accessed on January 13, 2017)
- Alexander Rost: The driver, the toad, the mutineer , Die Zeit No. 50, December 10, 1982
- Gerhard Mauz: "What one calls mutiny according to old tradition" , Der Spiegel No. 1, January 3, 1983, pp. 58–59 ( PDF )
- Gerhard Mauz: "When I see the application for evidence ..." , Der Spiegel No. 45, November 14, 1983, pp. 77, 80 ( PDF )
- Svante Domizlaff : “You still have ten minutes to live” , welt.de, April 1, 2001, accessed on January 2, 2017
Footnotes
- ↑ Hamburg VII. 2018, accessed on February 14, 2020 .
- ↑ BGH - judgment of November 13, 2012 - Az. VI ZR 330/11 , OpenJure.org, accessed on January 2, 2017.
- ↑ Gerhard Mauz : "What is traditionally called mutiny" . In: Der Spiegel 1/1983, pp. 58–59 ( online version, PDF) , accessed on January 13, 2017.
- ↑ Michael Kunst: Adventure: Is there a curse on the "Apollonia"? Famous murder yawl is for sale. 2015, accessed February 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Yacht: Apollonia - Classic Yacht Info. 2018, accessed February 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Christian Rath: Peter T. tries to disappear , taz.de, January 2, 2017.
- ↑ The Apollonia Trial and the Online Press Archives , rechtslupe.de, December 17, 2012, with file number, accessed on January 2, 2017.
- ↑ BGH - judgment of November 13, 2012 - Az. VI ZR 330/11 , OpenJure.org, accessed on January 2, 2017.
- ↑ Decision of November 6, 2019 - 1 BvR 16/13 - Right to be forgotten I on Bundesverfassungsgericht.de