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True crime · 1802

Baron Ungern-Sternberg and the death of Captain Malm

In 1802 Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg, lord of Suuremõisa and of the Hiiumaa estates, was arrested and charged with killing Carl Johan Malm, captain of the brig Morian. The baron pleaded self-defence. The court convicted him and he was exiled to Tobolsk in Siberia, where he served in the local administration until his death in 1811. The case gave birth to the legend that he lured ships onto the reefs with false lights and plundered them. Historians have found no proof that he was ever a wrecker or a pirate, but the island still tells the story.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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1802. aastal arreteeriti Suuremõisa ja Hiiumaa mõisate omanik Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg ning teda süüdistati brigi Morian kapteni Carl Johan Malmi tapmises. Parun väitis, et kaitses ennast. Kohus mõistis ta süüdi ja ta saadeti asumisele Siberisse Tobolskisse, kus ta töötas kohalikus valitsuses kuni oma surmani 1811. aastal. Juhtumist sündis legend, et parun meelitas valetuledega laevu karidele ja riisus neid. Ajaloolased ei ole leidnud tõendeid, et ta oleks olnud rannaröövel või piraat, kuid saarel räägitakse seda lugu tänini.

Map of the area around Baron Ungern-Sternberg and the death of Captain Malm
58.87070° N, 22.94520° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Wikipedia: Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg. ↗

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