US EditionOpening statements set to begin for Maui doctor's trial accused of trying to kill wife on Pali hike
- Gerhardt Konig, a Maui anesthesiologist, has his trial scheduled to begin Thursday over the March 24, 2025 incident on the Pali Puka Trail, after a motion denial.
- Amid marital and financial tensions, prosecutors say Arielle Konig had a three-month affair with Jeffrey Miller and withdrew $130,000 without Gerhardt Konig's permission.
- Prosecutors describe the sequence of the assault, saying the defendant grabbed Arielle, bashed her head with a rock while two hikers heard her cries, and bodycam footage showed a bloody rock and sweater.
- Otake told jurors Konig will admit striking his wife with a rock but argues it was mutual, not attempted murder; family members from South Africa attended court.
- The episode prompted a lengthy manhunt and subsequent arrest, as three police officers spotted and arrested Konig after nearly eight hours in the forest, prosecutors said.
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Maui doctor to admit striking wife, but not trying to kill her, lawyer says | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
A 47-year-old Maui anesthesiologist, on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, will admit to striking his nuclear engineer wife on her head with a rock on a 2025 hike on an Oahu trail, but denies trying to kill her, his lawyer told a jury during opening statements Thursday.
Hikers' testimony takes center stage as Konig attempted murder trial begins
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Dramatic testimony in court today as the attempted murder trial for Maui anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig got underway. Jurors hearing the 911 call, the graphic description of a hiking trail attack and two very different versions of what happened on a birthday trip to Oahu almost exactly a year ago. In opening statements, [...]
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Opening statements to begin in trial of doctor accused of trying to kill wife on Hawaii hiking trail
Stock image of gavel. (Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images) (HONOLULU) — Opening statements are expected to begin Thursday in the trial of a doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail last year. Gerhardt Konig has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty. The trial is set to get underway at 9 a.m. local time in Honolulu. The anesthesiologist is accused of beating his wife, Arielle Konig, wi…
Opening statements to begin in trial of doctor accused of trying to kill wife on Hawaii hiking trail - The Pulse of NH
Stock image of gavel. (Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images)(HONOLULU) -- Opening statements are expected to begin Thursday in the trial of a doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail last year.Gerhardt Konig has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty.The trial is set to get underway at 9 a.m. local time in Honolulu.The anesthesiologist is accused of beating his wife, Arielle Konig, with …
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