Overview
- Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in Honolulu, and the second-degree attempted murder case now moves to the jury.
- Prosecutors say Konig tried to push his wife off the narrow Pali Puka trail, struck her with a rock, and attempted a syringe attack during a March 24, 2025 hike.
- Konig testified he acted in self-defense after his wife shoved him near the edge and hit him with a rock, and he denied having any syringe or intent to kill.
- Key evidence includes 911 audio from hikers who said they saw an attack, medical photos and testimony describing a complex scalp laceration and a fractured thumb, and a FaceTime account from Konig’s son who said his father admitted trying to kill her.
- The defense stresses that no syringe was recovered, while Konig remains jailed after an hourslong manhunt and faces professional fallout with suspended hospital privileges on Maui.