US EditionHawaii Doctor Confessed in FaceTime Call He Tried to Kill His Wife, Son Testifies
Emile Konig said his father admitted on the call and planned to kill himself after the attack, prosecutors told jurors.
- On Tuesday, Emile Konig testified that his father, Dr. Gerhardt Konig, confessed during a FaceTime call on March 24, 2025, to attacking his wife, Arielle Konig. Emile said his father admitted he "tried to kill her."
- Arielle Konig alleges her husband attempted to push her off a cliff, inject her with a syringe, and strike her with a rock on the Pali Puka Trail. Defense attorney Thomas Otake claims the incident was an "unplanned, unanticipated scuffle" involving self-defense.
- Emile described two FaceTime calls where his father appeared in a shirt splattered with "Arielle's blood" and repeatedly threatened suicide. During the second call, Gerhardt said he was at the "end of his rope" and planned to flee before police caught him.
- Prosecutors rested their case on Tuesday following testimony from Emile and Arielle's parents. Gerhardt faces a second-degree attempted murder charge carrying a potential life sentence with the possibility of parole.
- The defense is expected to begin calling witnesses on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Gerhardt may choose to testify in his own defense regarding events on the Pali Puka Trail near the Nuuanu Pali Lookout.
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Hawaii doctor confessed on FaceTime call he tried to kill his wife, son testifies
On March 24, 2025, Dr. Gerhardt Konig said “that he would not be making it back to Maui and to take good care of the younger kids,” Emile Konig testified. “(He said) that Ari, my stepmom, had been cheating on him and that he tried to kill her.”
Hawaii doctor confessed in FaceTime call he tried to kill his wife, son testifies
The Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a birthday hike last year called his son over FaceTime, confessed to the attack and threatened to kill himself, his son testified in court Tuesday.
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Emile Konig testified that his father appeared on FaceTime with blood on his shirt and admitted trying to kill his wife before saying he planned to jump off a cliff
Gerhardt Konig's son testifies his father confessed to attempted murder
HONOLULU (Court TV) — Gerhardt Konig’s son took the stand on Tuesday to testify that his father confessed to trying to kill his stepmother while out on a hike. Gerhardt Konig sits in court during his son’s testimony on March 31, 2026. (Court TV) Gerhardt Konig, 47, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree attempted murder for an alleged assault on his wife, Arielle Konig, at the Pali Lookout on March 24, 2025. Emile Konig, Gerhardt Ko…
Son testifies dad admitted trying to kill his stepmother | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The son of a Maui anesthesiologist testified Tuesday at his father’s attempted murder trial that he received a video call March 24, 2025, from his father, who admitted to trying to kill his stepmother while they were on Oahu.
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