Overview
- Gerhardt Konig, who is charged with second-degree attempted murder, testified Wednesday that he struck his wife with a rock twice after she shoved him near a cliff and hit him first.
- His son, Emile, told jurors Tuesday that his father FaceTimed him minutes after the incident and said he tried to kill Arielle and planned to jump.
- Arielle Konig testified that her husband pushed her toward a drop, produced a syringe, and hit her in the head repeatedly before hikers intervened and called 911.
- Jurors heard a 911 caller say a man was trying to kill a woman and saw police body-camera video showing Arielle bleeding, while an ER doctor described a complex scalp wound consistent with multiple blows.
- The defense denies any syringe was present and presented an expert who said the injuries were not life-threatening and fit two to three impacts, with cross-examination underway and the judge expecting to send the case to the jury next week.