Son of Maui doctor accused of trying to kill wife on birthday hike says dad confessed during FaceTime call

The son of a Hawaii doctor accused of bashing his wife’s head with a rock during a birthday hike testified in his father’s attempted murder trial Tuesday that his dad told him he planned to take his own life after he tried to kill Arielle Konig

The son of a Hawaii doctor accused of bashing his wife’s head with a rock during a birthday hike testified in his father’s attempted murder trial Tuesday that his dad told him he planned to take his own life after he tried to kill Arielle Konig.

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Emile Konig, 19, said Gerhardt Konig made the disclosure during a FaceTime call on March 24, 2025, the day authorities say he attacked his wife on the Pali Puka Trail, northeast of Honolulu.

During the call, Emile Konig told jurors, Gerhardt Konig said that his wife was cheating on him and that he tried to kill her.